We hope you love Mary’s Tips and Ideas as much as she enjoys sharing them with you each month. What tips or ideas have you taken from her page? She would love to hear from you. These snippets of information is to provide you with some quick motivation and ideas that may help make your life or day a little easier. Thanks for reading. Continue reading Mary’s Tips and Ideas
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By Aubrie Edmond, Contributing Writer There has been a lot of change around me recently. A little over two weeks ago, I arrived in D.C. for the second time in my life, this time with the majority of my belongings for the next three years in tow. A month ago, I was living my life under the impression that I was moving to Boston. I … Continue reading Finding Her Way: NEW CHAPTERS
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By Minister Sonya Hosey What Is Trauma? Trauma is the emotional, mental, and physical response to deeply distressing events. Left unhealed, it can echo across generations. This is generational trauma—yesterday’s suffering showing up in today’s decisions, relationships, and self-worth. Many of us carry the imprint of history—slavery, segregation, poverty, systemic injustice—and the silent struggles of our mothers and grandmothers. We’ve inherited their strength, but also … Continue reading She Speaks Wellness: Healing the Wounds We Didn’t Create-But Refuse to Pass On
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by Jacqueline A. Johnson Jacquie has been a long time contributing writer for a while now. I can’t remember exactly when she started writing for us. She reached out to me and wanted to contribute her stories and the rest is history. We thank you Jacquie for being a part of Ujima and we are looking for more stories in the coming years. For 17 … Continue reading Ujima Magazine Celebrates 17 Years of Empowering the Community
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Thoughts From Damita September is always very exciting. I celebrate my birthday and we celebrate Ujima Magazine’s anniversary. This has also been a difficult year personally for me and my family. My mother passed away on April 5, 2025 and my life has changed. She played a big part in Ujima from the beginning. She was proud of the magazine and what I contributed to … Continue reading September 2025 Newsletter
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