Inner-U

This is a video I've wanted to do for ever and a day. I really hope I did not offend anyone with this video, I spoke directly from the heart. I also wanted to clarify that by saying dark skin ruined my life, I am referring to the things I've gone through because of it! Not my skin itself; I love my dark chocolate skin And I really hope it makes at least the tinniest difference in at least one of your lives. Love you all. Stay strong & beautiful - always.

When the Taliban closed all the girls' schools in Afghanistan, Sakena Yacoobi set up new schools -- in secret, educating thousands of women and men... In a fierce and funny talk, she tells the jaw-dropping story of two times when she was threatened to stop teaching -- and shares her vision for rebuilding her beloved country....

How do we respect someone's religious beliefs, while also holding religion accountable for the damage those beliefs may cause? Chelsea Shields (an anthropologist & activist), has a bold answer to this question... She was raised in the orthodox Mormon tradition, and she spent the early part of her life watching women be excluded from positions of importance within the LDS Church. Now, she is working to reform her church's institutionalized gender inequality.... "Religions can liberate or subjugate, they can empower or exploit, they can comfort or destroy... What is taught on the Sabbath leaks into our politics, our health policy, violence around the world!"

Jalam Kond Murivetaval (One Who Was Wounded By Water), is an award winning documentary shot by RS Vimal in July 2006 at Mukkam, Kozhikode (Kerala, India). The documentary is based on the true story of star-crossed lovers --Kanchana & Moideen!  A love story for the ages, that re-defines what it means to love someone unconditionally....  A major Motion Picture titled, "Ennu Ninte Moideen" has been realeased in memorance of their undying love for one-another.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OkdPCQq6Qg

To know more about the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, visit : http://wethepeople.globalgoals.org

Shyamalan wanted to do more than help just a few individuals with the foundation he and his wife started -- he wanted to effect lasting improvements in the education system. His book reports what he found by studying schools that had closed the achievement gap, and he has distilled the results into five essential keys for success.... For more, visit: http://www.politics-prose.com/

Chris Abani tells stories of people -- People standing up to soldiers; People being compassionate; People being human and reclaiming their humanity.... It's "ubuntu," he says --- The only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me! # AgentsofourImaginations #PopularCulture

"With 2015 now here, we think it is time to finally just be ourselves. We hope by our actions today you can finish watching this video feeling encouraged and inspired. Thank you for all the support. We love you." -The Rhodes Bros

Colin Grant has spent a lifetime navigating the emotional landscape between his father’s world and his own.... Born in England to Jamaican parents, Grant draws on stories of shared experience within his immigrant community — and reflects on how he found forgiveness for a father who rejected him.

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Have you ever wondered: Am I a human being? Ze Frank suggests a series of simple questions that will determine this! Please relax and follow the prompts -- Let's begin....