Tag: Somali
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The Heart of City Heights
Community-based centers and organizations create stable, safe places for youth and community members to feel connected. Many of these spaces and places provide education and literacy programs, as well as services that support youth in developing leadership and communication skills. They also provide opportunities for youth to voice their own opinions without feeling doubtful or…
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The World is in Our Voices: The Power of Youth Storytelling
Youth voice has always been vital to social and political change. Young people shape the way we see social progress and our future, yet sometimes the power of youth voice is forgotten. We are told that we are “too young,” that we “don’t know enough,” that “our opinions are invalid.” These sentiments have the power…
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Embracing What’s Natural
The natural hair movement was created to encourage women with African ancestry to celebrate their kinky, curly, hair texture. For most, being natural has involved unlearning the deep-rooted beauty standard that straight hair equates to “good hair.” From a very young age, many black youth are forced to get their hair chemically straightened in order…
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Mental Health: Opening Dialogue in the African Community
Bantu refugees have endured continuous marginalization in Somalia since their arrival as slaves from Bantu-speaking tribes in the 19th century. Even though they lived in Somalia for almost two centuries, the Bantu were still viewed and treated as foreigners and outsiders. The persecution of the Somali Bantu during the Civil War in the 1990’s…
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Local Men Receive Federal Prison Terms for Sending Money to Al-Shabab
Mohamed Mohamud and Issa Doreh are shown in this 2010 courtroom drawing by Krentz Johnson. By Amita Sharma A San Diego federal judge sentenced three local men to prison Monday for raising money for the terror group al-Shabab which he described as responsible for “murder, mayhem and bombings” in East Africa. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey…