by Jessica Dunston | Jan 21, 2021 | Blackness, Healing, Politics, Race, Reflection, Society
As we move through inauguration week, there are and will be many things to reflect on. This new administration is monumental and groundbreaking in certain ways, at least visually or performatively. We of course still have not yet seen most of these individuals...
by Jessica Dunston | Oct 20, 2019 | Healing, Love, Mindfulness, Reflection, Society, Womanisms
Oriola settles in to discuss expectations, what they are and what they may mean for our interactions with others. Self awareness and boundaries are key. Accept and release, to continue our journeys… The Exhale Podcast @ Oriola Speaks Episode 001: Expectations If...
by Jessica Dunston | Nov 5, 2018 | Blackness, Politics, Race, Society
I wanted to take some time out to discuss a very unassuming yet important thing. The Black vote. It’s a mythical thing that simultaneously does and does not exist and is a thing of ultimate power, apparently. To hear everybody else tell it. In almost all angles,...