Long before white missionaries came to the African continent to “civilize” African people, our ancestors were practicing a wide array of religions, spiritual practices, and traditional forms of worship. Our ancestors worshiped their own gods, goddesses, and their ancestors. And while many of our traditional religious practices were swept away on both sides of the[…]
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The Reawakening of Spirituality in Black Youth
By Imani Bryant Community Engagement, Emotional self care, Racial Equity Jan 08, 2020
CommunityBuild Ventures at the Change Philanthropy 2019 Unity Summit
Gallery By ALLISON TODD advocacy, Community Engagement, Culture Transformation, Emotional self care, Racial Equity, self care Dec 09, 2019
Thank you Change Philanthropy! Our CommunityBuild Ventures’ President & CEO, Natasha Harrison, recently attended the 2019 Change Unity Summit. In addition, CommunityBuild Ventures was a proud sponsor. While there she and the team learned strategies for utilizing power to advance philanthropic equity. Change-makers gathered in heart wrenching and progressive conversations. The collective energy was indicating[…]
THRIVE Thomasville Heights: The Celebration
By ALLISON TODD Community Engagement, Culture Transformation, Emotional self care, Racial Equity, self care Dec 03, 2019
The THRIVE Thomasville Heights initiative was created in an effort to give members of Thomasville Heights access to financial resources to address community concerns. On Thursday, November 21st the participants celebrated the completion of year one of the program. This was in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Take a look at what[…]
Troubling Truths: Black Women in the Workplace
By ALLISON TODD Emotional self care, gender, self care Oct 28, 2019
The troubling truths about black women in the workplace is a topic one can not ignore. After speaking to about 100 black women, I learned there were some alarming consistencies. I wanted to shine a light on what I learned. My hope is that we, can grow, together. The goal is to have the culture[…]
Getting the Most Out of Self-Care: Planning with Conscious Intention
By Neith Sankofa , Project Trainer and Coach Culture Transformation, Emotional self care, self care Oct 22, 2019
When you hear the term “self-care” what images come to mind? Most often I hear responses along the lines of a bubble bath, uninterrupted time to binge watch a favorite show, getting nails done, or an afternoon nap. Yes, these can all be forms of self-care however to get the most benefit from any self-care[…]