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Thought of the Day: The Cycle of Abuse, Oppression, and Trauma
Reflecting over the days and years, looking to the research on abuse, the history of slavery and captor-captive relationships, and the enduring and devastating trauma. I want to share my thoughts… I believe that trauma can cause some people to celebrate when their abuser hands them trinkets and tokens of “reconciliation”. They don’t realize that…
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Thought of the Day: Mental Enslavement
The mind of a fool… Does not trust what he can’t see…But trusts what he can see, even if it’s a LIE! You claim you want freedom yet you choose your enslavement. Stretch your mind. You are only using a fraction of its capabilities. ~Natasha Copyright 2020. Natasha L. Foreman. All Rights Reserved.
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Part Four: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
But when will we individually and collectively say, “no more” and mean it? When will we stop subscribing to past lies masqueraded as truths? When will we stop buying into the stereotypes that were created as propaganda mechanisms to divide? When will we stop perpetuating the lies that even our elders told because they didn’t…
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Honoring and Maintaining the Legacy: U.S. Treasury Department Celebrating the Freedman’s Bank
Almost thirty years ago I first learned about the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Freedman’s Savings Bank (officially known as the Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company). While in college I was able to do further research on the legacy of freed Black slaves in America, and the one thing that stood in the way of their…
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Stop Relying on Government to Change Your Circumstances
Earlier today I was typing my daily prayer, scripture, and reflection for my spiritual blog, Breaking Bread With Natasha. As I was typing I was realizing that my passion was taking over and it was getting lengthier than any post I have ever written for that blog. So I decided to shorten it, take the…
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