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The Kwek Society Bridges Period Poverty Gap for Native American Students | Health

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 28, 2022 September 28, 2022Bewombed Specific, Health Care Equity, Indigenous Issues, Maaternal Feminism, News, Our Nations 0

When 13-year-old Gia Mendoza began seventh grade last year at Ignacio Middle School in southwest Colorado, she noticed something was missing from the bathrooms.Gia Mendoza. (courtesy photo)While the school regularly provided toilet paper, soap and paper towels, free and comfortable period products were noticeably absent. “Our school didn’t really talk…

5th Annual African Yoga Fest – September 24, 2022

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 18, 2022 September 18, 2022African Diaspora, Africana Womanism, Black in Maizeland (U.S.), Culturally Sensitive Mental Health, Fitness and Athleticism, Gatherings and Festivals, News, Our Bodies, Our Minds, Spirituality 0

For the 5th year in a row, we will gather on the beautiful grounds of H.E.R. Living Campus with yogis and energy workers from various disciplines to share our love for yoga in a natural setting. This… Source: 5th Annual African Yoga Fest

Disillusionment grips most Zim voters ahead of 2023 – The Zimbabwe Independent

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 15, 2022 September 15, 2022Africa, Exposing Neo Colonialism, Health Care Equity, Incarceration, LGBTQIA+, Links, News, Our Nations, State Sanctioned Violence 0

In an interview, political commentator and academic Alexander Rusero noted that elections in Zimbabwe never delivered people’s expression since 1980.“You talk of Zanla’s intimidation of the rural electorate in 1980 that anything outside a Zanu PF victory meant a return to war, the annihilation of Zapu between 1980 and 1987,…

San Francisco moves to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics – CNN

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 10, 2022 September 10, 2022Culturally Sensitive Mental Health, Indigenous Issues, Our Minds, Spirituality 0

(CNN)It was probably only a matter of time before San Francisco made it easier to use magic mushrooms in the City by the Bay.On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion to decriminalize plant-based psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca, CNN affiliate KPIX-TV reported.The measure, resolution #220896,…

Why we’re leaving our beloved Texas home in search of freedom from anti-LGBTQ attacks

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 8, 2022 September 8, 2022Black in Maizeland (U.S.), Exposing Neo Colonialism, Health Care Equity, Lesbian, LGBTQIA+, Our Children, Our Nations, Parenting, Religious Abuse and Exploitation, State Sanctioned Violence 0

In late February, the Texas governor issued a directive ordering the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents for child abuse who provide medically necessary gender-affirming care to their transgender children.Officials already have vowed to introduce a bill in the upcoming session that, like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay…

The National Black Nurses Association Holds its 50th Annual Conference in Support of Black Healthcare Professionals – Ebony

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022Black in Maizeland (U.S.), Health Care Equity, Our Business, Our Nations, Racism, Workers Rights 0

Earlier this summer, the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) held its 50th annual conference in Chicago, along with a free health fair for the local community. Founded in 1971, the non-profit organization was formed as a collective to represent and advocate for Black nurses, fighting unequal pay and systemic racist…

Lawmaker Horrified By Consequences Of Abortion Ban Votes For Even Stricter One

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022Bewombed Specific, Exposing Neo Colonialism, Forced Birth, Health Care Equity, News, Our Nations, Reproductive Choice 0

Rep. Neal Collins (R), who recently made national headlines when he told his colleagues he didn’t sleep for a week when he learned that a six-week ban he’d helped pass last year could lead to the deaths of miscarrying patients, voted Tuesday night to pass an even stricter abortion ban…

Pregnant woman trying to drive into hospital delayed by police officer – YouTube

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher August 28, 2022 August 28, 2022Gendered Violence, Health Care Equity, News, Our Children, Our Nations, State Sanctioned Violence, Video 0

A South Florida couple expecting a child had a recent uncomfortable experience with a police officer outside a Miami-Dade hospital.

Jules Blames NB Folks For Transphobic Legislation?

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher August 27, 2022 August 27, 2022African Diaspora, Black in Maizeland (U.S.), Exposing Neo Colonialism, Health Care Equity, LGBTQIA+, Morphological Freedom, News, Our Bodies, Our Minds, Our Nations, Transgender, Transhumanism, Video 0

Hunter Schafer, the actress behind the character Jules from Euphoria liked a post that some are describing as “transmedicalist”.

Revealed: leaked video shows Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group drove women to tears

K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher August 27, 2022 August 27, 2022Chant Them Down, Domestic Exploitation, Domestic Violence, Forced Birth, Gendered Violence, Health Care Equity, Our Bodies, Our Nations, Religious Abuse and Exploitation, Religious Child Abuse Pipeline, Reproductive Choice 0

A leaked video of a recent private People of Praise event, marking its 50th anniversary, shows Dorothy Ranaghan explaining how some female followers of the faith group cried intensely in reaction to the group’s early teachings on “headship” and the “roles of men and women”, in which men are considered…

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