Elisa Shankle Is Encouraging Her Community To Be Brave And Heal

As Women’s History Month 2019 draws to a close, Huffington Post journalist Julia Craven brings to us the stories of 11 black women who are strong yet relatively unknown advocates for the encouragement of others in their community. One of these unsung heroes is Elisa Shankle, co-founder of Brooklyn’s “HealHaus,” a smoothie shop and community space where marginalized members of the community are welcome to come in, enjoy a smoothie, and improve their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Though our world is full of many troubles, how encouraging it is to see folks still taking measures to help each other out!

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Michael Bennett Has Earned Our Respect. It’s Time We Show It.

By Jordan Schultz, HuffPost Black Voices Michael Bennett is one of the NFL’s good guys, explains columnist Jordan Schultz in his article for the Huffington Post. This is why it’s surprising to see how Bennett has drawn the ire of prominent sports journalists, including ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, as well as a local sports columnist. It’s…

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Sometimes, Staying Woke Means Staying Away

‘Stay woke’ has been the phrase of the century, but with all the recent tragedies, this author thinks that taking a break from social media may do us some good and help us to ‘stay alive.’

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