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Domestic Violence: 50 Shades of Blue Baltimore

Arlene R. Major runs 50 Shades of Blue Baltimore, which holds an annual event and gives ongoing care and support with issues around domestic violence.

Zhana Books · Monday, October 15th 2018 · 3230 views

Black Lives Matter: Death of Kevin Clarke

Did you know Kevin Clarke was killed in police custody in Catford, South London? Go here to read more: https://blognonviolence.weebly.com/2018

Zhana Books · Tuesday, September 11th 2018 · 2043 views

This Upsets a Lot of People

I have had this argument with a lot of people, online and offline, over the years. Many people think beating our children is part of our culture, b

Zhana Books · Thursday, June 28th 2018 · 2028 views

Please Submit Your Blog Post on Nonviolence

The Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence 2018 is underway! Please submit your blog post. Details are here: https://blognonviolence.weebly.com/about.html

Zhana Books · Thursday, June 28th 2018 · 1893 views

Want to Learn More about Kwanzaa?

As you probably know, 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa began as an African American holiday. It is now celebra

Zhana Books · Monday, December 26th 2016 · 3023 views

Civil Rights, Fannie Lou Hamer, Black Women and Hysterectomy

I found this by accident on Wikipedia while looking up something else. Fannie Lou Hamer, who later became a reknowned Civil Rights activist, was give

Zhana Books · Tuesday, August 9th 2016 · 5033 views

Anarcha, Lucy and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology

As you may know, the speculum was developed via experiments performed on enslaved Black women. Dr. Marion Sims, who conducted many of these experime

Zhana Books · Tuesday, August 9th 2016 · 3971 views

Black Women Sue Johnson & Johnson over Ovarian Cancer

As you may know, Black women in the United States have been suing Johnson & Johnson over revelations that the company promoted its baby powder heavily

Zhana Books · Thursday, May 19th 2016 · 3755 views

Cancer Journal 12: Next Steps

More about my cancer journey. Plus a link to a news story about the fact that Medicaid in Connecticut has been cut. So some cancer patients can no lo

Zhana Books · Thursday, May 19th 2016 · 3904 views

International Kwanzaa Event Listings

I am listing Kwanzaa events across the United States and in Canada, the UK and South Africa. Plus I have background information on the origins an

Zhana Books · Tuesday, December 22nd 2015 · 4006 views

Black Lives Matter - Is There an Age Gap?

Check out my blog: Black Lives Matter - Is There an Age Gap? http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/black-lives-matter-is-there-age-gap.ht

Zhana Books · Thursday, October 22nd 2015 · 4170 views

Do You Blog about Nonviolence?

Do you blog about nonviolence?  If so, please submit a blog post to the Blogging Carnival for Nonviolence.  Click here for details I l

Zhana Books · Thursday, September 3rd 2015 · 4274 views

Healing Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome

  As it is Black History Month in the U.S., I am posting a link to my recent blog on Healing Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome.  Click here to

Zhana Books · Tuesday, February 10th 2015 · 3881 views

Many African Americans Still Can't Access Healthcare

Despite the Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, one group is particularly likely to be without affordable healthcare.  Many African Americans f

Zhana Books · Tuesday, February 10th 2015 · 3228 views

Black People in the First World War

As we mark the centenary of the start of the First World War, we need to recall the contribution of Black - African, African Caribbean and African Ame

Zhana Books · Wednesday, August 6th 2014 · 2324 views

Looking for Guest Bloggers

Are you planning to take part in the INTERnational Week for Nonviolence? Is your faith group, youth group or other organisation planning to hold an e

Zhana Books · Tuesday, July 15th 2014 · 2667 views

Alzheimer's and Dementia in UK-Based Black People

Further to my blog on the fact that African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Organisation produced a repo

Zhana Books · Thursday, October 10th 2013 · 2508 views

African Americans Twice as Likely to Suffer from Alzheimer's

Did you know that African Americans are twice as likely as white people to develop Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's and dementia cause a great deal of su

Zhana Books · Thursday, October 3rd 2013 · 2858 views

Orin: Aligning with Star Energies

Remember, we can focus on all the terrible things happening around us. Or we can focus on the beauty around us and inside of us. It's a choice we al

Zhana Books · Tuesday, July 16th 2013 · 2801 views

Train Your Mind to Bring You Wealth

I’ve been using the Money Jars for just over a year, and although I thought I understood them, I’ve only just begun to get the point of them. The M

Zhana Books · Tuesday, June 4th 2013 · 1846 views

Inner Harmony

In order to achieve our full potential, we first need to experience inner harmony. Go here for my short audio: http://ancestralenergies.blogspot.c

Zhana Books · Wednesday, May 29th 2013 · 1904 views

How to Nail the Interview and Get the Job

"How to Nail the Interview and Get the Job" is just one of the articles listed at Online Jobsearch Resources. http://www.squidoo.com/Jobsearch_Res

Zhana Books · Tuesday, May 28th 2013 · 1785 views

Double Your Income

Did you know you can double your income in 30 days - just by using the power of your mind? Your mind is incredible. Go here for more: http://

Zhana Books · Tuesday, May 28th 2013 · 1761 views

Working with Our Energy and Power

Working with the chakras can be a way to work with our energy and power, to heal the body and to manifest what we want. Check out my blog: ht

Zhana Books · Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 · 2867 views

Buy Black: The Empowerment Experiment

I am sure you have heard of the Empowerment Experiment, in which Maggie Anderson decided that she and her family would buy only from Black-owned busin

Zhana Books · Thursday, April 18th 2013 · 1837 views