by familyvoices | Oct 11, 2021 | FamU
Having an awareness of and understanding what systemic racism is and how it impacts the lives of Black families across the board is an important first step to breaking down barriers, supporting families and beginning the work of dismantling racism. While we may not...
by familyvoices | May 20, 2021 | FamU
The social and racial injustices that we witnessed and experienced in 2020 as well as the global Covid-19 pandemic brought to light the systemic racism and health disparities that have existed in this country since the birth of slavery, through the Jim Crow era into...
by familyvoices | Jul 20, 2020 | FamU
FamU Advisory Group Kasey Dudley New Jersey BIO Debbie Simmons Harris, MA, MS, GCAS-Creative Writing Minnesota BIO Barbara Katz Wisconsin BIO Judy Kobylarz-Dillard Connecticut BIO Jama Mohammed Tennessee BIO Charles Smith, MSW Oregon BIO Youth Sub-committee Lauren...
by familyvoices | Jun 24, 2020 | FamU
FamU Visionary Leaders Nanfi N. Lubogo FamU Co-Lead, PATH CT BIO Shea Cleveland FamU Co-Lead, Family Resource Center South Atlantic (NC) BIO Yetta Myrick FamU Co-Lead, Parents’ Place of Maryland BIO Allysa Ware Family Voices Associate Director of Programs and...
by familyvoices | Jun 10, 2020 | FamU
As protests intensified on the streets of our cities, people similarly carried conversations, reflections, and action into all settings of life, such as homes, workplaces, churches and communities. During a weekly Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F) and...
by familyvoices | May 2, 2020 | FamU
Countless unarmed Black men, women and children have been murdered by police for centuries. Most of these victims did not receive justice; many were instead blamed or the incidence swept under the massive rug of systemic racism. However, a collective awakening as to...
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