Kassaundra Shanette Lockhart | Women AdvaNCe

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In the Mental Health Field Paid Time Off is Rare

Every year in the United States, 1 in 5 adults will experience mental illness. For those who seek treatment, their success in overcoming or navigating...[Read More]

13 Nov
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Woman to Watch: Satana Deberry, Durham’s District Attorney

When Satana Deberry left her hometown of Hamlet, NC to pursue higher education at Princeton University, her purposeful plan didn’t include the words District Attorney...[Read More]

11 Sep
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Equal Pay Family Issues Family Leave Livable Wages PaidLeaveNC Poverty Issues Self Care Working Families

Women Deserve Paid Family Leave

I work for me. In 2015, I decided to quit my job and bet on myself. It was a risky move but it was one...[Read More]

4 Sep
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Civic Engagement Community Issues & Volunteering General Mental Health Peace Poverty Issues Self Care Self Care Senior Issues

Slivers of Hope

One thing I know for sure right now is that it can be a challenge to remain hopeful in this world with all that is...[Read More]

28 Aug
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General Self Care Self Care Women's Friendships

Let’s Talk About Friendships

Friends? How many of us have them? Friends? Ones we can depend on? These lyrics, coined by legendary Hip Hop group, Whodini, regularly leave me...[Read More]

19 Aug
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General Self Care

Just Say, “No!”

Alright ladies, I need you to do something for me. I need each one of you to sit up straight, put your hands in your...[Read More]

24 Jun
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Education General

Respect My Locs

A little over three years ago I made one of the best decisions of my life. I decided to loc my hair. I began transitioning...[Read More]

3 Jun
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General Racial Justice/Equity Self Care

See Me Just as I Am: A Black Woman

As society seemingly becomes more divisive along racial lines, there’s one phrase that makes me cringe every time I hear it. Most of the time...[Read More]

22 May
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Beauty & Aging General Reproductive Rights

S.I.N.K. (Single Income, No Kids) Life and Loving It

This month I turn 38. Whoop whoop! To you, there may not be anything special about turning 38, but for me it’s another year of...[Read More]

20 May
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Education General

Libraries: A Forgotten Joy

I’ve always been an avid reader. Before the days of tablets and cellphones, even Nintendo’s, my favorite occupiers of time were the great outdoors, my...[Read More]

3 Apr
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