Illuminate
Powered by Melanin MeetUps, Illuminate is a dynamic Ted-Talk-like series featuring leading Black luminaries, visionaries, professionals, and changemakers tackling society's most pressing challenges. Hear powerful stories and innovative ideas from established and emerging voices across all industries, addressing imaginative and solution-based ideas from climate change, mental health, entertainment, social justice and more. Illuminate aims to unlock human potential and forge a new path of enlightenment. Download now to be inspired and enlightened.
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Illuminate
What it means to be young, gifted, black and suffering | Dr. Nicole Green
Unaddressed trauma in young, gifted, Black youth often leads to anxiety, depression, and silence. Healing requires safe spaces, culturally sensitive support, and addressing both personal and generational pain. For the Black community, breaking free from systemic oppression can look like reclaiming identity, building independence, and creating spaces of empowerment.
At Illuminate, Dr. Nicole Green of UCLA dives into the effects of trauma on Black youth and the path from surviving to thriving. Powered by Melanin MeetUps, Illuminate shares stories from today's top Black voices.
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