Browsing Category Inspiration

Strong as a Mutha


Thursday, May 30, 2019

Jenn DiMarino is the owner of Crossfit Finest in Metuchen NJ.  “Our goal is to help people of all backgrounds, fitness levels, ages, and limitations with their health and fitness goals whatever they may be.” She is a mom of two boys, age 2 and a newborn, and hopes to be a model for kindness ...

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Managing Coexistence


Friday, March 29, 2019

TAM FEATURE: HORACE GUYTON, III Horace Guyton, III, Human Resource Manager, manages both people and processes in high volume specialty retail environments. Professionally, Horace identifies as the middle man between employee and employer, creating organizational guidelines for both to co-exist in an ethical, legal, and transparent space. Who I Am Vs. What I Am I don’t think that I ...

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Achieving the American Dream


Thursday, March 21, 2019

Kwanua Robinson is an American Mom on a mission to use exercise, play, music and art to foster healthy development and bring joy to all who encounters her space.  She is a Ghanaian woman who immigrated to America at 18 years old to attend college in hopes of achieving the American Dream.  Twenty years later, ...

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My Colorful Jewish Family


Friday, January 18, 2019

AVIVA BROWN Hi! I'm Aviva Brown, a black, Jewish wife, and mother of four biracial kids, aged 10, 8, 5, and 3 months. I’m currently writing a children’s book about our colorful Jewish family. So many adjectives, describing my life—black, Jewish, woman, mother, convert.  I’m still becoming these things, becoming fully myself.  It’s challenging. Addressing Representation I began ...

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Mud-Bloods United


Friday, January 18, 2019

I get stares from people of all ages - I find people have a natural desire to categorize me before they speak to me, but I fuck up their ethnicity-determining algorithm somehow. Spanish speakers act surprised when I can’t answer back in Spanish. Many people will make small talk just long enough to ask which tan-skinned ...

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The Power of Parental Readiness: Toddler Edition


Friday, March 16, 2018

The first year of your child's life is filled with exhilarating and monumental developmental milestones. Babies adapt to their environment at a rapid pace, often before parents are ready. During these beginning stages, it can feel challenging and daunting for a parent to navigate through raising a toddler while also being mindful of their child's ...

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