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Source: “Celebration of Blackness” series, Carl Pope, 2002.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I have no New Year’s Resolution’s for 2015. I dislike like the nature of resolution lists; not because self-improvement is bad, but there is not enough focus on what already exists within the self that is positive. Additionally, the good stuff that already exists within the self is not emphasized as something that can be strengthened.<\/div>\n
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This does not mean that I have not reflected over 2014: I tend to recurrently think of each day, or the past day, or the past years. These are the things that were true this year:<\/div>\n
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  1. I am enough.<\/li>\n
  2. I am more than enough: I am excellence.<\/li>\n
  3. You should form and build community with loving, affirming, and accountable individuals.<\/li>\n
  4. That beloved community concept is key to social change.<\/li>\n
  5. There is no such thing as a safe space.<\/li>\n
  6. Despite #5, #3 must always happen, or we will despair and die.<\/li>\n
  7. From #3, we find mentors and models who encourage others to cultivate their own voices.<\/li>\n
  8. Optimal health (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social) is imperative.<\/li>\n
  9. Kindness should be valued; but to be “well-meaning” should never be an escape from accountability.<\/li>\n
  10. Discontinue anything or any relationship that impedes #1-9. Leave whatever impedes #1-9 behind.<\/li>\n
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    1. Exhibit A:<\/li>\n
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