A person’s anxiety can be a direct result of their parents’ behavior. Though high anxiety is partly genetic, children are more likely to be anxious if their parents openly criticize them, doubt their competence, are controlling, or are emotionally cold - to the point that researchers analyzing a child’s anxiety have been able to predict their mother’s behavior before ever observing it. Source Source 2 Source 3
In a newly releases segment of their Variety chat, Kerry Washington and Aziz Ansari talk about being asked to play stereotypical minority characters. Washington revealed she was fired from two shows for not being “urban” enough. Kerry, that’s probably for the best.
Jasmine Richards is the first political prisoner from the BlackLivesMatter movement.
A jury found Jasmine Richards guilty of attempting to unlawfully remove a suspect from police custody during a protest. The technical term for the charge she was convicted of is “lynching.”
We must love and protect each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains…
Jasmine Richards has been sentenced to 90 days in county jail and three years’ probation. 82,000 people have signed a petition in support of Richards and nearly 200 were waiting outside the courthouse chanting “Free Jasmine Now.”
Richards’ case clearly shows that with the support and unity of people, at least an image of justice can be served.