Generational Trauma
In 2013, Emory University conducted an experiment on mice to determine if trauma could be passed on from one generation to another. The first generation of mice was exposed to a certain smell. Each time the smell was introduced to … Continue reading Generational Trauma
Life is Hard, but I Am Coping
Introduction Creating culturally centered therapeutic interventions begins with understanding how communities experience and make meaning of suffering. However, if we are to truly recalibrate mental health, we must also examine the coping mechanisms that already exist within those communities. For … Continue reading Life is Hard, but I Am Coping
When “I’m Fine” Actually Means “I’m Overwhelmed”
At first glance, nothing seems wrong. A teenager is still going to school, still handing in assignments, still moving from class to club to homework late into the night. In high-achieving environments, distress often does not look dramatic. It looks … Continue reading When “I’m Fine” Actually Means “I’m Overwhelmed”
The Totem Pole
Living at the intersection of Blackness and femaleness, I learned early where society expected me to stand. I am often at the lower end of the totem pole. There is one, you know. Luckily, I was raised in a multigenerational … Continue reading The Totem Pole
The Weather Update
It was 1974. I was an inquisitive and playful 11-year-old boy who had just unleashed my inner Beethoven during my weekly piano lesson. My face brimming with hope and eyes and a smile to light the world, that you could … Continue reading The Weather Update
Practicing Equity in Ordinary Decisions
Over time, I have learned that equity is not built through statements or slogans. Instead, it is built through the small decisions we make every day when no one is paying attention. Equity results from the choices that do not … Continue reading Practicing Equity in Ordinary Decisions
Arrived at Year Five: The Blade Beneath the Costume.
I arrived at Three-Fifths Magazine in year five, not at the beginning. I did not walk with this platform through every turn of the last half decade. My byline is new. My eyes are not. What I stepped into was … Continue reading Arrived at Year Five: The Blade Beneath the Costume.
The “Book” of America
If the history of the United States were written like a book of the Bible, what would it say about us? Would it speak of a nation wrestling with its own soul. A people proclaiming liberty while struggling to extend … Continue reading The “Book” of America
Working from Unfamiliar Places for Liberation
Contributing to Three-Fifths Magazine for the last couple years has allowed me to be a part of aconstellation of voices writing about our American experiences with injustice and also our experienceswith promising change. My priority writing for Three-Fifths is to … Continue reading Working from Unfamiliar Places for Liberation
