unlearning is a part of the journey. relearning is a part of the blessing. —alex elle Note to Readers: I’ve been praying through journaling this past year. I have a massive document filled with prayers about many things—mainly faith, love, relationships, and purpose—and I want to share a few with you. This is deeply personal… Continue reading Learning to Float
Author: Victor Scotti
Victor Anthony Scotti, Jr. is a New York-based diversity specialist at a major tech company. He’s now a proud Harlemite, and you can usually find him having brunch or at a street festival in the city. Born and raised in Chicago, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Sociology, Urban Education and Africana Studies. Victor is passionate about creating institutional safe spaces for Black men and boys.
Dreams Deferred: Fostering Healing in Black Men and Boys
Let’s take a peek at the Black male over time: [1903] W.E.B. DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk: The Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world—a world which yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation… Continue reading Dreams Deferred: Fostering Healing in Black Men and Boys