Amazon Supports Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program
Creative Solutions is an arts-as-workforce intervention program for adjudicated youth that has garnered support from Amazon.
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Truth vs. Perception: Confidence in Who You Are
Big Thought presents Truth Versus Perception, a multi-part series that intimately explores and shares experiences of the Fellows of The Fellowship Initiative designed to dispel the negative, perceived notions of young men of color. These are their words. Their experiences. Their truths. Listen and unlearn. As the only child of a single mother, Donavan was
Watching Innocent Black Men Like Ahmaud Arbery Die Is Hurting Our Mental Health
In this op-ed, Lincoln Blades explains the mental toll videos of Black people like Ahmaud Arbery being killed can have.
Young Black People Experience Physical, Emotional Toll of Racism, Studies Show
In this op-ed, Jameelah Nasheed writes about how racial discrimination against Black teens leads to anxiety, depression, and increased substance use.
How to Cope With Race-Based Trauma
It shouldn’t be happening, but we need to care for our mental health amid so much senseless death.
Don’t Say Nothing
Students pay attention to everything we say and do. They particularly pay attention to our silence.We may be uncomfortable talking about race, but we can no longer afford to be silent.