New research shakes the long-held belief that higher education clears a path to financial equality for blacks and Hispanics, and contends that the problem is deeply rooted and persistent. Click on the link below to read more.
From left to right: Olena Decock (Associate Programmer – Middle East And African Films – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival), Rasha Salti Programmer – Middle East And African Films – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival) and Dr. VibeToronto International Film Festival
Rasha Salti (Programmer – Middle East And African Films – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival) and Olena Decock (Associate Programmer – Middle East And African Films – 2015 Toronto International Film Festival) share a little about their backgrounds and the following films from the Middle Eastern and African films being shown at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival:
In an open letter to tennis star Serena Williams, Linda Goler Blount of the Black Women’s Health Imperative has praise for Williams and for the bodies of black women. Click on the link below to read more.
A good, hard look at the statistics will tell you why African Americans have reason to fear an encounter with police. Click on the link below to read more.
The Truth Conference is 3-day (September 18 – 20, 2015, Niagara Falls, Ontario) personal enrichment event designed to help truth-seekers restore a positive mental thought life, re-establish healthy relationships and rebuild their health; putting God at the center of it all. At the end, they will leave feeling valued knowing that you are a gift to world. Conference spiritual oversight provided by Pastor Richard J. Brown.
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There’s a startling similarity between the statistics on black women’s pay nationwide and Serena Williams’s earnings last year. Click on the link below to read more.
Black men in America are 65 percent more likely to be hit with ‘mandatory minimum’ sentences than the average defendant. Click on the link below to read more.
Stewart Thompson came to The Gatehouse five years ago as a participant. One year later, he started facilitating leading me in to public speaking, giving his story to unlock the door beyond sexual abuse as well.
He has taken part in a documentary film luminating the light for survivors of sexual abuse which is to be released soon.
Stewart has a Web based radio show Personal Transformation that is on every Thursday for just over a year now.
At The Gatehouse, he facilitates both men’s groups and co ed groups.
During our conversation, Stewart talked about:
– His life growing up in a broken home and many places in Canada and being sexually abused by non-family members
– His troubled childhood while being raised by his grandparents
– When did he start to let go of the shame and anger
– What brought him to The Gatehouse
– Men overcoming sexual abuse
– How he got his show
– His message for those in and out of sexual abuse
