This page explores the ways in which we can heal, restore and rebuild our roots and create sustainability for future generations
Organizations for Mental Health:
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Learn more about mental illness. This section covers mental health conditions…
“Can We Talk?” – Roxbury Presbyterian Church – Social Impact Center with Reverend Liz Walker hosts a Zoom call every Thursday from 6:30pm – 7:30pm ET.
Self – Here’s a list of resources that may help if you’re looking for mental health support that validates and celebrates your Blackness.
Organizations:
NAACP – Join us, as we urge Congress to take every measure in ensuring we protect Black lives.
Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) – is a collective of yoga teachers who share a love of health, wellness and peaceful living. BYTA fulfills an unmet need in the yoga world to increase the diversity of those who teach and practice yoga in the U.S.
Girls For A Change (GFAC) – is a nonprofit youth development organization aimed at empowering Black girls and other girls of color in Central Virginia…
Community Offerings:
Black Swan Temple – A modern day mystery school for ancient future mystics transforming the world with love!
EmpowerRI – Where we touch, move, and inspire. Online and virtual coaching for health and wellness support.
Siyanda Esha – A Collaboration of wellness experts on a mission to help people live their best lives through quality holistic wellness programs and services.
Indige-Spheres to Empowerment – is a federally incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of indigenous peoples domestically and globally.
Meditation Resources:
Books:
Call to Action: Support Black Owned Business
We Buy Black – More than a global marketplace for black owned business, we’re a movement to see social and economical justice globally.
Articles:
Black Owned Bookstores:
Frugal Bookstore – We are a community bookstore located in Roxbury with a passion for promoting literacy within our children, teens, and adults.
Mahogany Books – An independent bookstore located in Washington D.C. supports the African American community by promoting reading, writing, and cultural awareness…
Ashay By The Bay – An independent Minority Owned Business located in Vallejo, CA. A book reseller that specializes in African American and multi-cultural children’s books…
Harriet’s Bookshop – Named for historical heroine Harriet Tubman, our mission celebrates women authors, women artists, and women activists.
(Another alternative bookstore option, although not Black-Owned is ThriftBooks)
Local to Boston, MA:
Lady Dye Yarns (LDY) is a Black woman-owned business founded by Diane Ivey. Based in Boston, MA, since 2010, LDY makes one-of-a-kind hand-dyed yarns and accessories.
Bar Owners Launch a “Survival” Coalition to Support Boston’s Black Owned Restaurants through COVID