Jennifer Kretchmer

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The 13 Best D&D Episodes of TV, From 'Gravity Falls' to 'Stranger Things' Characters from the TV multiverse know to roll the dice. From 'Gravity Falls' to 'Stranger Things,' these are the best episodes that celebrate the game.

I think there are a few in here you don’t have. And I KNOW I just saw one get set up somewhere I didn’t expect (with a female DM, no less) but I’m blanking on where. Episode may not have aired yet.

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read that first paragraph if nothing else:

A tornado warning? Well, that’s new for this area.

John Williams.

(And somehow I didn’t know it until I watched the documentary about his life and career last year.)

Young Anton Chekhov, the playwright, looking super hot in his 20s

Wait, THIS is young Anton Chekhov? This? Good lord. Let that gun go off, daddy

Shakespeare? You mean the queer guy who wrote plays with TONS of crossdressing and defiance of gender and social norms and descriptions like, and I quote, “What, with my tongue in your tail?”

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

*Taps the sign*

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I'm doing charity fundraising for National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition. We need to support both the Black community & the Trans community and I'm putting my money where my mouth is: I set a $2000 goal. If we hit the goal? I'm cutting my hair and donating the hair too.

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You can add Alex Lacamoire, who orchestrated, arranged, and conducted Hamilton to that list—he was born (and is still) hard of hearing.

Mandy Harvey is a brilliant Deaf jazz singer who’s worked for years and was on AGT.

There are a ton of d/Deaf/HoH musicians out there—you’re in great company.

Beethoven's Nightmare Deaf Rock band page

Fun fact for your fun fact: there is actually a famous Deaf band called Beethoven’s Nightmare. They are awesome.

Imagine if the style of arguably the most famous Impressionist was due, in part, to his blindness! What would we DO with a whole new style of painting?!?

me when there’s that little known artist named Frida Kahlo who literally got impaled through her pelvis in a bus accident that obviously permanently disabled her

SO COOL!!!

This made my night. Thank you!

This is JOY.

(Video in comments.)

Your students have the most epic classes!

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

Practicing or curious about transformative justice?

There's still time to register for this FREE session Feb 12, 6:30-8PM ET.

Unrecorded, w/ASL & live captioning. Attendees will receive Zoom link the day of the event.

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Hopefully this can help someone have a bit of an easier day or connect with a resource they need but don’t have the bandwidth to search for.
It’s rough out there. Please take care of yourself and each other.
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Black Remote She Black Remote She is diverse community for career seekers, entrepreneurs, and freelancers interested in working and networking remotely. The platform regularly shares job opportunities, resource roundu...

Black Remote She offers job postings for remote jobs that are pre-screened to ensure safe, equitable, and inclusive workplaces for queer, trans, femme, and nonbinary Black folks.
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BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective Imagine a world where there are no barriers to Black healing. Together, we can heal through education, training, and advocacy.

BEAM offers tools, resources, actionable tools, support services, trainings, grants, and much more to support healing justice and care networks for Black communities.
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Black Girls Smile Inc. Black Girls Smile Inc. empowers the mental well-being of young black girls.

Black Girls Smile is an organization that focuses on mental wellness, education, support and therapy access. They offer resources, including crisis support, as well as resources for partners and supporters. BGS also holds online and in-person workshops.
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Mental Health App for Meditation & Sleep - Headspace Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day. Get the science-backed mental health app for every moment. Try for free.

Headspace is a meditation app that has an entire set of courses focused on mindfulness for marginalized communities (all led by BIPOC instructors), and a course of around 20 meditations on Celebrating Black Joy.
They also offer therapy and subs are covered through some insurance plans.
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Inclusive Therapists - A Safer, Simpler Way to Find Care Find support through Inclusive Therapists' directory of verified mental health providers and resources centering BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and people with marginalized identities.

Inclusive Therapists is a directory of culturally competent therapists searchable by numerous metrics — focus, therapeutic technique, specific cultural background, language, insurance, sliding scale, online vs. in-person, etc.

It’s a huge directory with a really expansive roster.
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Black Girls Mental Health Foundation | Support Maternal Mental Health Today Promoting mental health equity for Black women and birthing people through programs, research, and community support across California and Georgia.

The Black Girls’ Mental Health Foundation provides mental health support, therapy cost assistance, scholarships for mental health training and education, and has a focus on culturally competent care for pregnant people and new parents.
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The Dear Black Women Project is an organization that connects Black women in community circles for support, friendship, and affirmation. They have an extensive list of mental health resources.
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I’ve spoken to so many non-male friends recently who have been Going Through It because of *gestures at everything.* I’m going to try and keep sharing support resources.

Today, here’s a thread of orgs specifically for and by Black women.
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