In his latest for Cassius Mag, Alex profiled three sharp, ambitious young brothers who are using their Black Excellence and brilliance to provide business consulting, support services, and access to funding to Black innovators in Atlanta, Georgia. Donte Miller, Nathan Jones, and Robin McKinnie, co-founders of Village Micro Fund, are uplifting their community one small business at a time, and "are proving that under-resourced communities around the country can self direct the development of their neighborhoods." Check it out right here for $Free.99.
The co-founders of Village Micro Fund
Alex's other recent work:
Black in the Day: Back to School Edition (Saint Heron)
I'm Attracted to My Therapist and It's Fine (Tonic)
Why the Sister Act 2 Soundtrack Was a Major Milestone of My Black-Ass Childhood (Very Smart Brothas)
This is What Addiction Was Like Before it Became a White-People Problem (Tonic)
Please Stop Inviting Everybody To The Damn Cookout (Very Smart Brothas)
Our latest episode:
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Each grammatical stumble feels like an affront to Janet Jackson and a failure as a Panamanian grandchild.
Had J.Lo’s role been limited to background swayer #2 then maybe I could have accepted her presence on that stage.
If every public person who is guilty of horrendous indiscretions is banished and never given opportunity to publicly wrestle with their past challenging behavior and rectify it, how will they (we) benefit from the lessons learned?
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Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
Welcome to another round of Mental Health Monday, your weekly dose of stories, resources, and motivation for your everyday life.
While we cook up a new episode, here's your chance to catch up on some of our past goodness.
The facts we need to face are that Black people do have ADHD, some of us take medication for it, and these hurtful, dismissive debates within our community aren’t going to change these facts.
“…mental health is not anything to laugh at. It is to be taken seriously, never to be minimized.”
Should I feel guilty that I want to take care of myself and acknowledge my feelings as much as the children I work with?
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