“I am not Crazy, am I?”
“I am not Crazy, am I?” As an African Canadian, I have to say that the stigma that has been formulated around mental illnesses is prevalent in our culture. Our ways of dealing with the mentally ill are usually religion-based practices. These practices include: prayers, group gatherings and other spiritual interventions. It is unfortunate that many people of African descent …
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Financial Support for our Students; Surviving Doug Ford
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Black Foundation of Community Networks, Black youth, Doug Ford, education, grants, leadership, low income families, Ontario Government, OSAP, student loans, students
- February 21, 2019
Financial Support for our Students; Surviving Doug Ford Ontario has been in an uproar since hearing about the recent Ford government decision to eliminate free tuition for students from low-income families. His reason for doing it; apparently the Ontario Student Assistance Plan grants had become unsustainable. OSAP currently provides non-repayable grants that exceed tuition for most low and middle-income students. …
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Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part III
Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part III I want to welcome back all readers to the Hindrances to Self Knowledge Series. The goal of this series is to help readers recognize ways in which they may be hindering their own success. Many of us go on with our lives oblivious to the fact that we have the ability to do more …
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Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part II
Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part II Every week I do research on what I wish to write about. The community needs to be heard and understood. Each individual has their own way of thinking and behaving, and it is the ability to find balance that seems to be the hardest thing to do. This week I want to talk about …
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Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part I
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abundance, Dr. Lilian Wong, Dr. Paul T.P. Wong, ego, financial stability, hindrance, Knowledge, self knowledge, wordsmith
- October 23, 2018
Hindrances to Self Knowledge, Part I Knowledge of self is an important topic to discuss. Knowing oneself can lead to a source of abundance; this abundance can be observed in persons: intellectual ability, financial stability and relational capability. If this is the case, why is it that there are so many of us here in Toronto who are unsure …
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Nature or Nurture; What Has Shaped You; Your Environment or Your Genetics?
The argument of nature vs nurture has always been one of those topics studied, and re-studied because of the vast amount of new research that has been done concerning this highly discussed topic. Most recently, a parental bias has been introduced that states that parents are compelled to reproduce to ensure that they pass on their genetic line to the …
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