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According to NBC News, the Boston Free Speech Rally, which is scheduled for Saturday, will have several more attendees than expected.The rally has been on the city's calendar since July, and will be a gathering of the right-wing.Its organizers say, however, that this rally will be different that the Unite the Right event."We absolutely denounce the KKK, neo-Nazis, ID Evropa, Vanguard — all these legit hate groups," John Medlar, on of the rally's organizers said, "We have nothing to do with them and you don’t want them here, we don’t want them here."Two of the right's most galvanizing figures, Gavin McInnes and Tim Gionet (Baked Alaska) were scheduled to speak, but have pulled out after Charlottesville. The founder of the Fraternal Order of Alt Knights, self-proclaimed “tactical defensive arm” of a men's rights organization, will still speak.In response to the rally, ANSWER Coalition Boston and BLM Boston have readied protests. Antifa is also expected to make an appearance.The protests had been in the works since July, but ANSWER Coalition Boston organizer Nino Brown told NBC that interest in protesting has grown exponentially after Charlottesville.“It went from a few hundred to well over 1,000 to now roughly 3,000 pretty quickly. There are about 10,000 interested in our event, according to Facebook.”With thousands of people in the streets, and the violence in Charlottesville still fresh on everyone's minds, city officials say they are working hard to ensure everyone's safety.Officials said that more than 500 police officers, including undercover cops, will be patrolling the area. Many of these will be wearing body cameras.Bag searches will be conducted and some roads will even be closed off to traffic by dump trucks. No large bags, sticks or weapons will be permitted into the rally."If anything gets out of hand, we will shut it down," said Mayor Marty Walsh at a press conference on Friday.Walsh also said that he didn't think granting Free Speech Rally organizers a permit was the greatest idea. "I didn't want them to get a permit, quite honestly, but we also believe in free speech."Although the rally itself is covered by a permit, the ANSWER, BLM and Antifa protests do not have permits.The Black Lives Matter Boston chapter has released a statement about their role at the rally.“While it is our intention to send a message to those who would subject marginalized communities to domestic white terrorism, hate speech, and violence, we also stand in opposition to the most insidious and deadly forms of white supremacy. These include, but are not limited to mass incarceration, income inequality, anti-immigration initiatives, police and local law enforcement, and housing and employment discrimination.”ANSWER Coalition which stands for "Act Now to Stop War & End Racism" also stated that they plan to address institutionalized and systematic racism, white supremacy and intolerance.ANSWER and BLM's protests will merge; they will not join forces with Antifa, which is known for a more militant approach to protesting.“Though we don’t agree with Antifa’s tactics and strategy and adventurism, we respect their willingness to put their bodies on the line to fight fascists,” Brown said.Want to know how to join in the protests?ANSWER will gather outside of the Boston State House on Saturday at 11 a.m.BLM will gather at the Reggie Lewis and Athletic Center at 10 a.m.The two groups will combine at Boston Commons, where the Free Speech Rally is set to take...

Ever since Trump publicly issued an official statement on the Charlottesville rally, many people have stepped forward to criticize his words, here in America, and worldwide.Now Arnold Schwarzenegger is adding his voice to that chorus.Schwarzenegger, former governor of California and also a Republican, has been critical of the president in the past. The president isn't a big fan of Schwarzenegger's either, and has taken time out of his busy presidential schedule to lampoon Schwarzenegger's work as the new host of the Celebrity Apprentice.In a video posted to ATTN's Facebook page, Schwarzenegger has a suggestion for Trump on how he should’ve responded to the rally, saying “there are no two sides to bigotry.”“The only way to beat the loud and angry voices of hate is to meet them with louder and more reasonable voices. And that includes you, President Trump,” Schwarzenegger said. “In fact, as president of this great country, you have a moral responsibility to send an unequivocal message that you don’t stand for hate and racism.”Welp.Schwarzenegger isn’t here for the “many sides” passiveness, either! He even offered to help Trump out with a draft speech: “‘As President of the United States, and as a Republican, I reject the support of white supremacists,'” he says. “‘The country that defeated Hitler’s armies is no place for Nazi flags. The party of Lincoln won’t stand with those who carry the battle flags of the failed Confederacy.’”Schwarzenegger had some strong words for white supremacists, too, reminding them that the Nazis were not only the mortal enemies of the United States, but that they also killed millions."I knew the original Nazis," Schwarzenegger said, reminding us that he was born in Austria right after World War II. He calls the Nazis in his hometown "broken men ... filled with shrapnel and guilt" who "spent the rest of their lives living in shame," and who he says "right now are resting in hell."21st Century Fox chief executive James Murdoch also had some choice words for Trump's Charlottesville statements.Even though Trump has been good to his family's business interests, Murdoch has had it with the president's rhetoric.According to The New York Times, Murdoch sent an email condemning Trump's actions to people he addressed as "friends" in "a personal capacity, as a concerned citizen and a father."The executive wrote, "What we watched this last week in Charlottesville and the reaction to it by the President of the United States concern all of us as Americans and free people."In the email, Murdoch said that he has donated $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League, and asked his friends to donate as well."I can’t even believe I have to write this: standing up to Nazis is essential; there are no good Nazis," Murdoch said, "Or Klansmen, or terrorists. Democrats, Republicans, and others must all agree on this, and it compromises nothing for them to do...

It's been a busy week for Trump administration resignations. The president's manufacturing jobs council is in tatters, advisor Steve Bannon is out, and now comes news of another mass resignation.This time, the departures are from President Trump's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. And not one or two members are leaving — everyone has turned in their resignation.The group's letter of resignation was posted to Twitter by Kal Penn, actor, former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement and former member of the Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.Update:All members have now resigned. Per @politico, PCAH is an official agency, that makes this the 1st White House department to resign pic.twitter.com/kk7buaVr9G— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) August 18, 2017As with the members of the manufacturing council, Trump's statements on Charlottesville are behind the mass resignation."We cannot sit idly by, the way that your West Wing advisers have, without speaking out against your words and actions," the group's letter says, "Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions. We took a patriotic oath to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."After stating the reason behind their resignation, the letter's authors take time to rebuke the president for his attacks on the media, reversing the country's commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement and the Muslim ban."Art is about inclusion. The Humanities include a vibrant free press. You have attacked both."The artists went on to write, "Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions. We took a patriotic oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."And after suggesting that the president is a enemy of the state, the former committeepeople finished strong, "Supremeacy, vitriol and discrimination are not American values. Your values are not American values. We must be better than this. We are better than this. If this is not clear to you, then we call on you to resign your office, too."Artists that they are, the letter writers included a hidden message. Take a look at the first letter of every paragraph.All 17 members of the committee have signed the letter. Its honorary head, Melania Trump, has not signed the missive, however. Donald Trump has yet to respond on...

The Trump administration has been thinning at rapid rates, with the most recently thanks to several CEOs leaving his manufacturing jobs council, and the entire committee on the arts and the humanities resigning.This time, a member of Trump's inner circle is out at the White House.The New York Times reports that Steve Bannon is leaving his post as President Trump’s chief strategist.Bannon helped to engineer Trump's 2016 victory, but faced constant criticism for his ties to the alt-right. Before joing the Trump campaign, Bannon served as an executive for self-proclaimed "platform for the alt-right" Brietbart News.During his time at the White House, Bannon helped to craft the Muslim Ban, and briefly served on the National Security Council.According to the White House, Bannon's departure was something all parties felt was the right thing to do."White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day. We are grateful for his service and wish him the best," stated White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.Bannon has said that he resigned two weeks ago, and that his departure was supposed to have been announced at the beginning of this week. However, it was reportedly pushed back to make way for the president's statements on Charlottesville.Steve Bannon just told me he resigned from the White House two weeks ago @POTUS #Bannon— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) August 18, 2017After the Times broke the story, conflicting reports of Bannon's exit emerged.CNN reports that several White House officials have told the agency that Bannon was actually forced out.Shaking the table!CNN reports that Bannon and Trump often butted heads during his tenure in the White House. “Steve was never a team player," said a senior administration official.Bannon himself seemed to suggest this in a recent interview with The American Prospect that many of his colleagues, including the president, apparently weren't very pleased with.In the interview, he condemned the Trump administration's North Korea approach as foolish, telling the Prospect "I don’t know what [Trump is] talking about, there’s no military solution here, they got us," and spoke about getting rid of officials he didn't like, gleefully proclaiming that his enemies at the White House were "wetting themselves."Bannon also contradicted his boss in the interview, calling the white nationalist movement a "collection of clowns" and "losers."The Prospect believes that their "article that likely pushed Steve Bannon ... out the White House door."The publication's colleagues at CNN have had some conversations that back this up:I'm told Trump stewed over Bannon's interview with American Prospect in recent days...— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 18, 2017Although we may never know exactly what happened, it is clear that the president is down one very controversial...

I was born and bred in the Second City. The wind bristles through my lungs and the deep dish sticks to my ribcage, molding me. I may currently dwell in Los Angeles, but Chicago has always been and will always been home. I ride for the Chi from the way I walk and talk down to the way I create. Every major city has their "thing": That thing that makes your city... yours. Though one can argue that a lot of general big city things that intersect, execution matters. You may pizza like us, but you can't do pizza like us. So, in a "homecoming" spirit of sorts -- shout-out to old Kanye -- I had to dedicate the following to Chi city. 1. Noms! The food, though! Aside from its strong winds, Chicago prides itself in its food. We definitely do the most when it comes to the noms and we are unapologetic about it. If you wanna eat good; come to the Chi! I'm talkin' Harold’s Chicken / Uncle Remus, pizza, Italian Beef (this has been infamously called our "burger"), Garrett’s popcorn, store-bought chips drowned with beef and nacho cheese, penny candy and more! Oh, and by the way, we don't only eat deep-dish pizza. That's for special sit-down family-and-friend gatherings. Yes, we do thin crust, too. And it's still better than your fave. Square slices over everything!2. The "El" or The "L"I grew up never understanding why our train system was called, "The L." I just went along with it. These are my confessions. Turns out, it's called that because the trains are "elevated," meaning it's more logically spelled, "The 'El.'" We do have subway/underground trains as well, but most cinematic shots of Chicago are going to feature our elevated platforms. 3. House / "Juke" Music You know how The Percolator still goes hard in clubs nationwide to this day? You're welcome. Classic Chicago house has evolved into what we call "juke" music. As soon as you hear "uh-oh; work it work it" it's OVER. Juking and footworking is ingrained in our bones. What does footworking look like? Well, I'm glad you asked (in my head)!4. Cubs vs. White Sox Largely, there are two Chicagos: Northside and Southside (sorry, westsiders and eastsiders... though I got cousins throughout!). Though we have overall Chicago pride, when it comes down to the nitty gritty, northsiders rep Cubs and southsiders rep White Sox. No debate. Despite having two baseball teams in the same city, the rivalry is real. Case in point, when the Cubs finally conquered their decades long curse, I gave them a generic "that's what's up nod" and that's it. I'm a southsider, through and through. Yes, we talkin' baseball, but it's not a game.5. Phrasing As I became older and traveled more within the country, I grew fascinated with the various slang in different regions. For Chicago you'll hear phrases ranging from "joe" to "dinna mug." It's "pop"; not "soda." It's "front room," instead of living room (I'd argue that some houses have both). If you're roasting someone and you were successful (aka, called them an "uglass lame"), the roastee "just got treated!" We don't rock sneakers, we rock gym shoes. And so on. It's complicated dinna mug.  6. What You Talkin' 'Bout, Willis Tower? The Sears Tower is the king of our skyline and is the second-tallest structure in the U.S. Fun fact: We did boast the tallest building in the world, once it was built in 1973. Well, one day in 2003, the building was renamed the skyscraper, The Willis Tower, even years after Sears Robebuck sold the tower and kept the naming rights until then. No one in Chicago calls it the Willis Tower. You ask me for directions to The Willis Tower, I'm going to be like, "Oh, you mean the Sears Tower!" Honorable Mention: Comiskey Park (home of the White Sox) turned U.S. Cellular Field turned -- omg this is the worst name ever -- Guaranteed Rate Field. 7. Brrrrr, It's Cold In Here; It Must Be Some Wind Chill In The Atmosphere! I always say that Chicago is the only U.S. town that can go toe-to-toe with Canada winters. Thanks to good ol' Lake Michigan, our winters are sprinkled with what is called "the lake effect," causing a hellish phenomenon called "wind chill." That's when you see the high temperature of 20 degrees fahrenheit, but it "feels like" -15. I've never been stabbed in the face, but I can say with the utmost confidence that this is what wind chill feels like. It's the time where looking cute is rejected and you cover your entire body except maybe your eyes, so you can see. This is why I tell people to only visit Chicago during the summer. As a city that fully appreciates summer, our summers are dope. 8. The Old Navy Preacher  You're not a true Chicago native unless you've encountered Samuel Chambers, aka The Old Navy Preacher. He was dubbed this after standing in front of the now-relocated Old Navy store on State Street. His M.O. is telling any passersby that they are "going to hell" due to a myriad of attributes that he considers sins. Since then, he has stood in front of Wet Seal (I don't think that's still a thing) and Gap, all still on State Street. 9. YOUR Chicago Bulls! Yes, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player in the history of nets and no we won't stop reminding you of that. Especially you Lebron fans. Yes, we are perpetually living in 1991-1993 and 1996-1998. Two three peats, bih. Stay mad.10. The 'Burbs Are The 'Burbs, Nothing More.  Oftentimes, when people ask you where you're from and you're not from a major city, it behooves you to just say the major city to avoid any confusion or elongated explanation. I get it. However, that don't fly here. If you're from Naperville, you're not from Chicago. You tell a Chicagoan that you're from, prepare to cite your street, neighborhood, zip code or Harold's location (the only correct answer is 87th, by the way). 11. Please stop with the "Chi-raq." Chicago has made national headlines over the past few years in regards to its murders due to gun violence. However, to anyone actually living in the city it is largely exploitative. First off, Chicago isn't the murder capital of America and its numbers are considered average for a metropolitan city of its size. Second, because Chicago is such a segregated city (redlining is real), most of the murders are concentrated within certain pockets of the city, namely the West and South Sides (also stricken with heavy unemployment and poverty rates to the surprise of no one). Terms like "Chi-raq" or likening the entire city to a "war zone" is less about genuine concern and more about sensationalism. Next time you visit a Chicagoan in your circle, please don't jokingly yell, "I hope I don't get shot!" So, there's just a taste of Chicago. My fellow Chi residents! What other Chicago-specific things do y'all want folks to know about?P.S. Tastes may vary, but I prefer "the Chi" over...

I loved poetry in high school. Not traditional poetry. Not the kind that follows structures carried down from 17th century England to Euro-centric American classrooms. Not the kind of poetry that feels dictated and uncreative. I liked the outlandish — the edgy kind of poetry. I liked Allen Ginsberg more than I will ever like Emily Dickinson. And I preferred Audre Lorde to Shakespeare.I recently rediscovered my passion for the genre, and in doing so I also discovered several incredible black women who are absolutely killing the poetry game.Here are some of my favorite contemporary black female poets that I promise you'll fall in love with, just like I did.Nayyirah WaheedIf you have not heard about Nayyirah Waheed you absolutely must look her up. In the technological era in which we currently live, Waheed has made herself one of the most famous Instagram poets. Her poems are simplistic in structure but deeply moving in content. She has published two collections: salt. and Nejima.whatmassacrehappens to my sonbetweenhimliving within my skin.drinking my cells.my water.my organs.andhis soft psyche turning cruel.does he not rememberhe is half woman.---from Yrsa Daley-WardYrsa Daley-Ward is another poet you can follow on Instagram. Her most recent work, bone, has left many dazzled and stunned its riveting and emotional lyricism. Waheed described Daley-Ward's work as “a symphony of breaking and mending. she lays her hands on the pulse of the thing. and gives wide air to the epic realities of women.”If they ask you how you aredon't say stolen. Don't say forgotten, passed over,ignored. Don't you dare say Orphan.Don't say beaten by the systemoppressed and disturbedand don't you dare say disappointeddon't you dare say damaged.Smile.Smile with all of your teeth, even the rotting ones.Even the rotting ones.Warsan ShireWarsan Shire has been awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize and the first Young Poet Laureate of London for her work in poetry. Shire’s poetry also appeared in Beyonce’s visual Lemonade album last year. Her book of poetry, Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth, is an absolute must-read.later that nighti held an atlas in my lapran my fingers across the whole worldand whisperedwhere does it hurt?it answeredeverywhereeverywhereeverywhere.Upile ChisalaUpile Chisala self-published her first work, soft magic. The book has been self-described as an exploration of “self, joy, blackness, gender, matters of the heart, the experience of the Disaspora, spirituality and most of all how we survive.” It is heartfelt. Imperative. Stunning. Necessary. Read this book.I am dripping melanin and honey.I am black without apology.K.Y. RobinsonK.Y. Robinson’s first published work is a searing work of art. The Chaos of Longing (that title alone!) is an intimate compilation of poetry and prose. It is honest and relatable. It explores images and ideas not easily or frequently vocalized. Her poetry is beautiful and aching and raw. She is currently working on her second book, Water.i'm half jerk chickenand collard greenssuffocatingin this nightmarecalled the american dream.Key BallahPreparing My Daughter For Rain, Key Ballah’s poetry debut, is a revelation of sorts. It acts as a letter to her future daughter—a guide for navigating the world as a black, Muslim woman. It is love almost entirely captured by words. If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of poems paints at least a few hundred pictures.They destroy your country,with their guns,their bombs,their drones,their men.And then turn aroundand shame youfor trying to escape their disaster.This. is. how. to. oppress.Aziza Barnes Aziza Barnes has authored two poetry collections entitled, me Aunt Jemima and the Nailgun and more recently I be, but I ain’t. Her poetry is sharp, smart, and radical. She is not afraid to say what she thinks. Not only that but her language is honest, visceral and speaks from the page. It is beautiful in the most daring and questioning of ways. A must-read author.mut/noun, informalnoun: mutt; plural noun: mutts1. humorous, derogatorya dog, esp. a mongrel. a long-haired mutt of doubtful pedigree.a bitch & her litter. no resemblance. a litter. a careless exchangeof possessions. one body inside another inside another without source.2. a person regarded as stupid or incompetent. Do not give me orders, mutt.a mixed person. You can be mixed, just don't be mixed up! half&half. bi-____multi-_____& other words for emptiness. cavity. not ofteeth. of canyon. erosion. unmaking the notion that stones do notbreathe. that anything lasts.Alexandra ElleAlexandra Elle is known for poetry illuminating ideas of self-love and self-care. Elle has penned multiple poetry collections including, Words of a Wanderer, Love in My Language, and most recently, Neon Soul—a collective infusion of poetry and prose. Her work is hopeful and positive, for those looking to give themselves some much needed love and comfort.my thighs kiss each other.the thickness is real. I used to hate that mythighs touched and that my ass moved. I usedto hate not being 115 anymore. but this body isa blessing. thin or thick. being a woman is a lesson, is a journey, is an honor.Landan Osman Landan Osman poetry has been published in several notable literary magazines. She was awarded the Sillerman First Book Prize for her poetry collection, The Kitchen Dweller’s Testimony. Much of Osman’s poetry, often narrative and personal, centers on her identity as a black Somali woman and as a Muslim. Definitely check out her incredible work.I am so poor before you. A gracklewhose colors are as good as a peacock's,sometimes better in the full face of the sun. The love poem I meant to sayis lost. Instead, I swear an oath. I curse like someone speaking in a foreign language. Instead of leaveI say scourge. The proper word a chick's voicestill in its egg, a beak in a small crack.Your blood is hot and flowing,and the hinges of your heart's valvesallow traffic in all your heart's rooms.Is that why the little kisses are not enough?Ijeoma UmebinyuoIjeoma Umebinyuo has been hailed one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s greatest contemporary poets. Her work has appeared in publications such as, The Stockholm Review of Literature and The Rising Phoenix Review and has even participated in a TEDX Talk. Her first collection of poetry,Questions for Ada, aches and soothes. It is a transformative piece of art that will leave you longing for more.He said,"you are beautiful"I told him"beautiful"is a lazy and lousy way to describe me.Safia Elhillo Safia Elhillo has been awarded the Brunel University African Poetry Prize as well as the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets. She has received numerous fellowships and her poetry has appeared in several journals. She has also participated in TEDXNew York. Her collection of poetry, The January Children, explores identity in relation to nationhood and how to traverse a newly postcolonial world.I Guess By Now I Thought I'd Be Done With Shamebut I opened my coat to prove a pointand kept coming home with colds.I thought I was done stuffing fists in my mouth to mute the sound.Done lying about what trails my throathad charted. I practiced looking tall men in the eye, spoke loudly,pronounced every 'R.'I chopped wood at midnight.I left the shower and keptsinging. I sand about my bodylike I was proud. I was proud.Summer time is the perfect time to get reading. Now get in your car and drive to the nearest bookstore, and for the less actively inclined, go to Amazon and start supporting these incredibly talented poets. You will not be disappointed. If anything, you might walk away more whole--a transformed human being who understands that they need self-love, self-care and that they are not...

Racial tensions have been at an all-time high since the domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia. White supremacist groups have been spawning up like splinter cells across the nation since the election of, “Not My President” Donald Trump. These dormant hate groups have been waking up across America, thanks to the hate rhetoric of Donald Trump’s campaign and people who supported him. A campaign based on divisiveness won, showing that America is clearly not a post-racial society. I showed up to work Monday, August 14th, exhausted from watching the media coverage on the Charlottesville incident. I wondered if this was a small glimpse into what my parents went through growing up, and what their parents went through; and so on and so forth. I was emotionally drained and did not feel the need to put on a fake smile for corporate America. I AM TIRED.                                                                               Photo: GiphyI sat at my desk holding back tears as the rest of white America walked by gaily and unphased, as my world was crashing down. I needed to devise a way to regain my sanity and release these pent-up feeling of anger and resentment. I was displaying symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from constantly seeing people that looked like myself on the media being terrorized, shot, and murdered. Seeing members of the KKK beating a black teen tipped me over the edge. These images continuously go viral on news channels as if it is the new normal. The media is normalizing these graphic images and perpetuating the cycle of death of black men and women, and It has become damn draining. This is where self-care was essential. Taking a break is necessary in times like these. Some people may be thinking, “but we’re just getting started!” and that's true but in order to proceed, take a step back first and evaluate yourself. Get your mental, physical, and spirit right before you take on the big fight to end racial injustices. I encourage all minorities and allies to take the time out for yourself. "If they won’t love you, take the time to love yourself."Here are a few ways you can engage in self-care:Turn off the news. Constantly seeing negative images can affect on your psyche. Research suggests that for people of color, frequent exposure to brutality involving members of their community can have long term mental effects. According to Monnica Williams, a clinical psychologist and director of the Center of Mental Health Disparities at the University of Louisville, graphic images, can create detrimental psychological problems and on set PTSD. Turning off the news for a few days at a time and not engaging in graphic content, is detrimental to your sanity.Connect with your tribe. Be around people you love and that love you during these tough times. If you need to vent, let them be the shoulders you can lean on and vice versa. Let your tribe lift your spirits and do the things you enjoy while getting back to your carefree nature. Whether you link up at a bar or at a kick back, make the best of the time with your crew. We all need more love right now, and what better place to get it than from the homies.Detox. When the stress is becoming overwhelming do some research about detoxes. Stress is a large cause of physical ailments. Colds, fatigue, and flu like symptoms can come about if your body is not properly nurtured. The first step, however, is understanding where to start. Your body is your temple, so don’t forget to take care of it.Essential Oils. When in doubt, oil it out. My self-care kit is filled with essential oils to help calm and relax my mind. My favorite is Lavender oil, especially when anxiety kicks in and my mind starts over thinking. Mix a few drops of lavender oil in a spray bottle of water and mist the areas that you lay on frequently. I usually mist my couch and bed. The aroma usually kicks in after a few minutes. Take a few slow deep breaths and let the lavender do the rest. Rose, Chamomile, and Bergamot are also helpful. Give them a test run and see which essential oil resonates more with you.Go Outside. A short walk in the park even during your lunch break can help release some of the tension in your body. Nature is our friend, and the plants are here to help us get back to peace of mind. Read a book, hell, do Yoga, or even just sun gaze for a short time. Let the endorphins flow and watch as your mind and body start to calm. Studies found a decrease in both heart rate and levels of cortisol in subjects in the forest when compared to those in the city. I’ve said what helps me, but please do what YOU need to in order to take care of yourself. Self-love is essential before you can be apart of any movement (excluding hate groups, of course, they’re lacking love). Try your best not to let the hate that’s in the world consume you. Love is more powerful than fear, we’ve just forgotten.In the words of the kindred spirit Kendrick Lamar, “We gon’ be alright.”                                                                              Phone:...