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Great opportunity to empower our sisters and our entire communities. The power of group work is healing!  

The Sadie Nash Leadership Project is seeking Deans for its summer leadership program. The Dean Leadership Training Program is a full-time, stipended skill-based internship opportunity to gain hands-on youth work and facilitation experience. Deans should demonstrate clear leadership experience, as well as, an interest in women’s and girls’ leadership, social justice, youth development, education, feminism, and non-profit work. The position offers a unique and exciting learning experience, which is fun, dynamic, and challenging. Eligible dean applicants must be young women who are either:

Recent college graduates (2014 graduates and non-masters candidates)

Current Juniors/Seniors at 4-year colleges

Graduates of 2-year colleges

3-4 years out of high school

We are seeking applicants for 2 separate programs/sites:

Summer Institute - Newark, NJ & New York City, 6 weeks

Ready S.E.T. Go! - New York City, 4 weeks

Please read the descriptions in the listing carefully, and apply if the program seems like a good fit for you!

Beautiful documentary! Vivan los pueblos afro-descendientes de Latino America y todos los lugares en el mundo. 

"Así somos: Afro Identities in the Coast"

The Coast of the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero have the highest population of afro-descendants in the entire country. This documentary was created because the people from the coast of Oaxaca requested that I film our talks on identity and blackness. The recordings take place in the towns of Charco Redondo and Chacahua, both in Oaxaca.

This is something I put together last minute because I had no intention of making a documentary. It’s really basic but I wish only to give the people from the Coast representation as invisibilization of the Black race in Mexico is common. Rarely does someone think about Mexico when they think of the African diaspora, even though more enslaved Africans went to Mexico and Perú combined than the United States. 

This documentary is intended to bring awareness of the African diaspora in Mexico and to help begin conversations on identity and blackness. 

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"Así somos los Negros."

La Costa de los estados mexicanos de Guerrero y Oaxaca tienen la población más alta de afrodescendientes en todo la República. Este documental fue creado porque la gente de la Costa de Oaxaca me pidieron que grabe nuestras platicas de la identidad y la negritud.Este trabajo fue realizado en los pueblos de Charco Redondo y Chacahua, ambos en el estado de Oaxaca. 

Esto lo realicé al último minuto porque no tenía ningún intención de elaborar un documental. Mi intención con este trabajo es de darle representación a la gente Negra del la Costa que son invisibilizadas. Raramente uno piensa de México cuando piensa de la diáspora africana aunque más africanos esclavizadas fueron a México y Perú que los Estados Unidos. 

Este documental es para crear conciencia de la diaspora africana en México y para desarrollar las temas de la identidad y la negritud.

Truth seen at MCAD. By Jonathan Herrera: http://www.phabiocrafty.com

Style Icon: This Peruvian Lady 

I was blessed to be part of such a wonderful and warm performance yesterday afternoon at Marjorie Eliot's apartment. Marjorie opens the door of her apartment to anyone and everyone up for some live jazz music and some love, she is so grand for keeping the Harlem Renaissance tradition. As I saw her walk around her apartment making everyone feel welcomed and comfortable I couldn't stop thinking how big and empowering she is. It was a spiritual and lively experience and I recommend visiting her parlor jazz salon on Sundays 4-6pm. 

Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Jazz in her apartment on Flickr.

Great message to start off our camping weekend with the Latino youth from #LYHEP. Redefining American with the fierce and best partner in crime/colleague @sonie2012 #ImmiYouth

What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.

Mae Jemison (First African American Female Astronaut)

Speaker Marcos Salazar explaining the power of story sharing in personal branding. I just learned hellalot about the impact of personal branding and our personal brand as individuals and social-change makers. #BeSocialChange #wixlounge

My Choice is a collaboration between Deepika Padukone and Homi Adajania for Vogue’s initiative on women’s empowerment, #VogueEmpower. The film brings together 99 women in the city (Mumbai) from most walks of life voicing their choice for equality, be it social, political, economic, sexual.

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