Virtual Café by YouthREX | Lux | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/lux/activity/ Activity feed for Lux. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 169448f6ce057337757b94bada66004a Lux 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/challenge-how-do-we-make-language-of-this-more-accessible-to-broader-public/#post-2555 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:51:59 -0500 Reply to Challenge - how do we make language of this more accessible to broader public

Hi Tim,

I think you have a really interesting question. I would challenge the watering down or simplification of words and terms to make them “accessible”. I’ve entered spaces where I’ve had to learn words like “carburator”, “touchdown”, and “emulsification” to understand the conversations and engage in those spaces. If someone is claiming…

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]]> 375398214c82c496d9ef0026f47011d6 Lux 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-2491 Sun, 08 Jan 2023 22:45:52 -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?

It is having a space where they not only see Black staff, but Black leadership, folks supported to make the change Black and other racialized communities have been talking about forever. It means creating an environment where Black staff and leadership thrive, rather than saddled with the role of “fixing” all the systemic, structural,…

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]]> 5ddfb81a9150fceaf29a9c12a2527b3d Lux replied to the discussion Centering Black Youth Wellbeing Spotify Playlist in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/centering-black-youth-wellbeing-spotify-playlist/page/2/#post-2490 Sun, 08 Jan 2023 22:15:57 -0500 Reply to Centering Black Youth Wellbeing Spotify Playlist

Such a great playlist to listen to while reflecting on these powerful teachings. Rise Up and Brown Skin Girl are on my faves playlist and they get a lot of play already. I had not heard Baldwin before but it was great. Thanks for this great resource. Music is such a powerful way to connect with others.

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