Nationaltoday.com Pride Month is celebrated every June as a tribute to those who were involved in the Stonewall Riots. We’re getting ready to dust off our rainbow flags, douse ourselves in glitter, and go join in the fun. With...
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GLAAD Statement for Pride Month
By GLAAD | June 1, 2021 GLAAD Statement for Pride Month: “Full LGBTQ acceptance cannot be achieved until we protect the most vulnerable among us” This Pride Month, we are once again reminded that despite great strides of progress made for...
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Gender Based Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities
The United Nations defines gender-based violence as any act that “results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivations of liberty, whether occurring in...
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SAFE Homes CEO, Jada Charley, speaks out about sexual assault during SAAM
Mary Black Foundation ~ Weekly Blog Update Guest Blogger, April 6, 2021 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month In 2020, Mary Black Foundation granted $25,000 to SAFE Homes for the first year of an eighteen-month grant to fund a full-time therapist...
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ESPERANZA in the Burg
Mary Black Foundation ~ Weekly Blog Update 349 E. Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29302 (864) 573-9500 By Guest Blogger on May 4, 2021 ESPERANZA in the Burg This week’s blog is written by Gianella Quinones, LAMFT, BIPOC and Latinx Outreach Program...
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“You Are Not Alone” Mental Health Awareness Month
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, NAMI joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Each year we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate...
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May 2021 Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
A sian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021 (asianpacificheritage.gov) About Asian/Pacific Heritage Month May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the...
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April 2021 marks the official 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
NSVRC (National Sexual Violence Resource Center) SAAM 2021 — We Can Build Safe Online Spaces History of Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 2021 marks the official 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month — but did you know we can trace...
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