“Intimacy is not designed or encouraged for the achievement of personal happiness; rather it is for the fulfillment of one’s life purpose, for the enrichment of the village, and for the expression of spirit. It is a means of offering...
Author: Natasha Harrison
Sharing My Voice: Reflections from A Black Woman Racial Equity and Justice Practitioner Showing Up on LinkedIn
So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive. Audre Lorde, Excerpt from A Litany for Survival The professional archetype has always been strange to me. The appearance, language, physical environment and social norms never harmonized...
Reflections on 2022, 2022 was a heavy year.
As I reflect on all that is 2022, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude, grief and hope. This was a critical transition year to see how our nation will move after the effects of COVID-19 and social justice protests...
Key Skills to Move Towards Racial Equity: Holding Space
“A settled body enables you to harmonize and connect with other bodies around you, while encouraging those bodies to settle as well…Learning to settle your body and practicing wise and compassionate self-care are not about reducing stress; they’re about increasing...
Key Skills to Move Towards Racial Equity: Noticing
“What I saw through the lens of my work was not a tragedy in the killings of unarmed people but the long arc of history. These were predictable outcomes based on the logic of weaponized fear and a legal system...
Shift the Power. Free the Money. Lessons in Community-led Grantmaking: Part IV
Shift the Power. Free the Money. is a 4-part series to understand and embrace community-led grantmaking. Shift the Power. Free the Money. is a reflection on how to effectively shift power and center the voice and experience of Black people,...
