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The World is Ready for Amani Roberts and ‘The Quiet Storm’

In the mid-1970s, a Quiet Storm, a radio format that primarily focused on R&B music, mostly of a slow, romantic flavor, was brewing. Inspired by the Smokey Robinson song, “Quiet Storm,” it is also the title of the new book by author Amani Roberts.

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Free Self-Defense LV Teaches People How to Fight For Their Right to Life and Liberation

In a world where people are rarely taught to defend their rights, Free Self-Defense Class LV, an Indigenous women-led program was created to teach people self-defense, self-love, and self-care.

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Xochil Xitlalli Ancestral Art – Anchoring the Past, Present, and Future Through Art

Reclaiming her Indigenous culture, Xochil Xitlalli anchors the past, present, and future through her ancestral art inspired by her worldview through the Meso-American lens.

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