2020 has been an unforgettable year! We have confronted unimaginable challenges-hurricanes, wildfires, insect invasions, economic recession, police brutality, overt racism and a global pandemic, just to name a few. So much of this year has been a struggle, working day and night just to survive and yet, we still have work to do. How can we turn it around, get back on track, restore our lives, our communities, our state and our nation? Sometimes it seems that the battles and losses we will face ahead will defeat us, but we can still change course. We can still make a choice.…
Author: Wendy Brawley
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The World Just Changed! We have all been through a lot since March. To say that our whole world changed is an understatement. How we will deal with the changes COVID-19 is putting us through is yet to be determined, but there is one thing for sure, our new normal will look very different from our past. Each of us can honestly say that we have been impacted in some way or another by coronavirus. We have lost jobs, loved ones, friends, or had to become educators for our children and grandchildren as schools closed across the country. We’ve seen…
This edition of IMARA Woman magazine is special for several reasons, one, because it marks the start of our 20th year in print. And two, because it gives us the opportunity to showcase what IMARA is all about—community collaboration and partnering to empower and inspire our readers. We will be commemorating our 20-year anniversary throughout the year. We are delighted to share profiles of some of the wonderful business owners who partnered with us in 2019, sharing their time and talent at our 18th annual Health Empowerment Tour. I can’t begin to thank them for traveling with us to bring…
We’re talking community engagement with special guests Kimani Davis, founder of YNotU2, Bridget Miller, chair of the SC Democratic Party Single Parent Caucus and Perry Bradley, founder of Faith Coalition Against Gun Violence.