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Hey Reader As this edition of the newsletter hits your inbox on Easter Sunday, I find myself reflecting on what I'm now calling "An Evolving Easter" – the journey of how this holiday has transformed throughout my life, from childhood in Jamaica to adulthood in America. Growing up in Jamaica, Easter wasn't just a day – it was nearly a week-long observance. Everything shut down from Holy Thursday until the following Tuesday or Wednesday. School was out and for most, life shifted to honor both...
Hey Reader In this edition of the newsletter I wanted to take a moment to share a resource and some news. NAVIGATING IMMIGRATION INFORMATION In a world where misinformation spreads faster than truth—especially regarding immigration policies—it's become increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. The WhatsApp videos or messages forwarded multiple times flooding our phones can be more harmful than helpful when shared without verification. That's why I wanted to highlight "Point of...
Hey Reader "It's in our DNA, really... Nature versus nurture? For us it's both. It's in our nature, but we are nurtured to be hard workers." When Work Becomes Identity Recently, a coworker who is a child of an immigrant from an East African country shared that she's typically around overachievers or people who tend to be really good at their jobs and care about the work they're doing. However they "get run into the ground by the organization because the organization knows they're hard...