Virtual Café by YouthREX | Jordan | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/jordan-k/activity/ Activity feed for Jordan. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c8bf0335a976d4c28b28a5e1dcbc9dc7 Jordan replied to the discussion Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/metaphor-a-way-to-make-the-language-of-abr-more-widely-accessible/#post-2646 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:51:12 -0500 Reply to Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public

This is beautifully written Gary. I could not agree more that we need to communicate beyond words. That using different modes of expression (pictures, songs, stories etc.) can make complex information much more accessible. It also challenges what is seen as “acceptable” communication as so often art is devalued in comparison to written work.…

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]]> 0575da63c0986131d473aa9ebdd6a0b9 Jordan replied to the discussion Areas of Privilege in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/areas-of-privilege/#post-2597 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:25:08 -0500 Reply to Areas of Privilege

Love this explanation! I agree that mental health is a privilege in that those who are deemed “mentally well” do not face the barriers to employment, housing, safety, healthcare etc. that individuals labeled “mentally ill” experience due to ableism and sanism.

]]> c6b49461cb1abde0cfa819d18bf27354 Jordan replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/what-is-the-one-simple-thing-either-in-your-personal-practice-organization-or-professional-practice-that-you-will-focus-on-implementing-to-improve-outcomes-for-black-youth-starting-today/page/5/#post-2596 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:03:36 -0500 Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

I totally connect with this. I work in research and I think it’s so important to be critical of the assumptions we are making in our work. I want to continue reflecting on why I ask certain research questions, why I’ve chosen a specific research methods, and what my interpretations of my findings mean. I agree this work also must…

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]]> 1ff399ce59c76ac47c04691cc602f35f Jordan replied to the discussion Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/lets-dream-and-envision-programs-and-services-where-black-youth-are-not-experiencing-anti-black-racism-how-might-we-move-beyond-identifying-the-service-needs-and-gaps-black-youth-face-to-pr/page/3/#post-2547 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:25:20 -0500 Reply to Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector?

I completely agree. It’s important that knowledge creation is done with Black youth rather than just about them. I very much appreciate the idea of valuing Black youth’s time, efforts, and knowledge and offering concrete compensation for their work. Co-creation needs to benefit Black youth rather than asking for unpaid and unacknowledged work.

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