012. Holding the 'Both And'

012. Holding the 'Both And'

Author: Spanish Sin Pena October 10, 2022 Duration: 30:13

When you sit at the intersection of two identities being able to hold both your reality and see the changes that need to be made are essential. Today we’ll hear how Violeta Donowa, a second-generation Panamanian and African American social worker in Detroit, navigates blackness in latinidad and discusses why she feels therapy is a tool none of us should leave unexplored.


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