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This is a HUGE project I’m working on, but for now I will share pieces of my life from the below. The full story will be available in a 📖

• My story, intersections & code-switching

• Feeling different in every sense

• Identity, belonging, origins, ethnicity, nationality & race

• Growing up in a multicultural home shaped by food, music, traditions & every skin shade, from pale white to dark skin Black

• Family history: the slave trade, Scotland, Jamaican plantations, sexual violence, genetics & ancestry research/testing

• Black Latino communities, segregation & “Little Jamaica” in Central/Latin America

• Parental Poverty, low-income upbringings & sugar addiction • Why I changed my last name

• My grandfather’s murder

• Christian & Catholic exposure

• Being AuDHD across cultures, burnout, chronic illness & invisible disabilities

• Culture shocks across white, Black, mixed & Hispanic communities

• Being the first mixed child on both sides of my family

• Learning about racism & colorism

• My parents testing racial bias in prices, rentals & treatment across Europe and the U.S., before cell phones

• How my family used racial + cultural privilege to protect each other

• My white mother’s racial & disability protection, and my dependence on it into adulthood

• Racial medical/dental trauma

• Horses in the mid-Southwest, the U.S. South, NY/MD & military-child life in Europe

• Moving 20+ times & having exactly 29 jobs (yes, there’s a list 😂) 

• My parents’ devastating divorce when I was 17

• Losing my dad & sister through ambiguous loss

• An abusive relationship, lifelong trauma & wanting to end my life

• A business dream turned nightmare: a major lawsuit & years fighting for justice

• Healing + therapy in: MD → Hawaii → Germany …and MORE.

About Intersections:

Intersections are important for identity because no one experiences the world through just one aspect of who they are. Our identities are made up of different characteristics, such as race, gender, sexuality, social class, religion, culture, and disability. These aspects overlap and interact with one another, shaping how we understand ourselves and how others perceive and treat us.

This concept is known as intersectionality, a term coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw. It explains how different forms of privilege and discrimination can overlap, creating experiences that cannot be understood by looking at each identity separately.

Intersectionality helps us recognise that everyone's experiences are unique. It encourages us to look beyond single aspects of identity, understand inequalities more deeply, and build a more inclusive and empathetic society 🌍

#autism #adhd #neurodivergent #audhd #intersectionality #disability #mixed #multicultural #culture

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Let's stop further perpetuating this false beauty standard. Ageing is a privilege. We need to honor it, not shame it.

The religious symbol that makes you feel comforted or safe can make someone else feel unsafe. To be clear: this video is not an invitation to debate religion. I will absolutely not be discussing or debating anyone’s religious beliefs in the comments.

Religion is being used here as an example of a broader issue: entitlement, imposing your beliefs onto shared/public spaces, and expecting your personal meaning to override someone else’s experience.

The point is the behavior and the unequal standard, not whether anyone’s particular religion or belief system is “right.” If carving “Jesus” into a public bench counts as devotion, then carving “Satan” into that same bench has to count as devotion too, because it’s the same behavior and the same disregard for public property. Calling one sacred and the other vandalism is entitlement, the assumption that your god/belief system gets special treatment others don’t.

This is Still Happening!

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a ballerina. I loved my tutu and the ballet bag my mom bought me. I would dress up at home, practice my pliés and relevés, and imagine myself becoming a ballerina one day.

**In the audio format, you will hear me say "swipe for next page," but disregard it, as you can just listen without doing anything :)

Then I finally got the chance to take ballet lessons. But when I walked into that classroom, I noticed immediately that no one looked like me. Then another little girl looked at my brown skin, called it “poop,” and wiped her arm after accidentally touching mine, as if I had a contagious disease.

I was just a child, but I remember the feeling. The embarrassment, the hurt, and the feeling that something about me was wrong.

I didn’t stop loving ballet. I stopped feeling safe enough to pursue it outside of home. And unfortunately, this happened with many other things I wanted to do.

Looking back as an adult, I understand that this experience was about more than one hurtful comment. It became part of a much larger pattern of racial experiences that shaped how I saw myself, how I moved through the world, and how often I felt safe enough to be fully myself.

For years, I thought I was simply “shy.” It wasn’t until much later, through therapy, that I began to understand myself differently. I wasn’t a different person at home and outside of home. I was the same playful, expressive, creative little girl. I had simply learned where it was safe to be her.

This is one of many childhood memories I carry, and I’m sharing it because I know I’m not the only one. Children absorb far more than we realize. They notice who is included, who is celebrated, who is considered beautiful, and who is treated as different. They can begin internalizing those messages long before they have the words to explain what they are experiencing.

And something happened just a few years ago that brought this childhood memory right back to me:

When I lived in Hawaii, a white American girl who was my neighbor came to me crying after school. Other white children had told her that her skin was “poop” and asked her why she was so dark because she happened to have a beautiful, naturally tan, olive complexion. She told me sadly that she didn’t want to be brown and asked why her skin had to be brown. I talked with her about it and shared my own story of experiencing something very similar around the same age, when I was five/six.

And I’ll say this plainly: from the late 80s and early 90s to today, we need to do better. Parents, society, systems, all of us. Because there are children who never make remarks like this about someone else’s skin color. So the question is, why are some children learning, at such a young age, to belittle another child for having brown skin? Where are they learning that?

Children are not born believing that one skin color is better than another. They learn these ideas. And that means we have a responsibility to be intentional about what we teach, what we model, what we normalize, and what we challenge.

Every child deserves to feel safe being exactly who they are. Different skin shades. Different hair textures. Different cultures. Different bodies. Different ways of communicating and expressing themselves. Different ways of experiencing the world.

None of these differences are wrong, and no child should have to shrink themselves because of them.

This is why I share my stories. To remember the little girl I was. To honor what she experienced. To continue healing and unlearning, and to look at how far I’ve come. 🩰🤎

And hopefully, to help someone else feel a little less alone.

If you’ve experienced something similar, I hope you know there was never anything wrong with you.

#ballet #education #family #children #kids #marriage #couples #racism #decolonization

This video not only answers a viewer’s question regarding a recent video I released, but also expands on the video titled: 'White Gatekeeping Must Stop' (Spaces that remain overwhelmingly white) The viewer's question on that video: Why should we continue to try to integrate? Why not try to create nontoxic spaces?

Not only is it time to Dismantle Systemic Exclusion & Gatekeeping based on White Supremacy, but racism needs to have consequences; in fact, I feel it should be banned...eradicated 🤌🏿🤌🏾🤌🏽🤌🏻 Enough is enough. Let’s dive in! 🩵💙

Timestamps: 

00:00 - Intro

00:51 - TIMEOUT: Setting some things straight! Injustice does not fix itself

01:48 - How some white people are relentless in pursuing their way even when wrong!

02:40 - it’s time not time to shrink! Time to stand taller & not back down!

03:05 - PROJECT your privilege too! It can and will not be a one-way thing. Let’s rewrite the narrative collectively.

04:14 - Example of how some spaces would be impossible to ‘create our own’ because the space is already taken! We need laws against land or space hoarding & REDISTRIBUTION.

05:31 - Part 1: the illusion of ‘safety’ in segregation. Such groups cannot be left unchecked!

07:31 - Part 2: Toxicity is not exclusive to one group! In order to dismantle: We need to address all of the layers and side effects of systemic racism.

09:04 - Colorism, texturism, internalized racism

09:28 - Story time: one about my sister & one story about me. 14:29 - Part 3: Segregation does not necessarily ’heal’

16:14 - Part 4: The path forward lies in diverse and accountable spaces

17:52 Closing Statement

#education #mentalhealth #relationship #unity

Let’s take the time to learn about one another’s experiences: to listen, connect, and grow together. By embracing our individuality, uniqueness, and diversity, we can build stronger, more inclusive communities.

We discuss spaces that remain overwhelmingly white & unwelcoming. White Gatekeeping in these Spaces is UNDENIABLE. People of color are too often met with suspicion, stares, microaggressions, or even open hostility. This needs to change. It’s time to dismantle systemic exclusion and gatekeeping rooted in white supremacy.

The key is unity and the commitment to collective, anti-racist action. We all have the power to create a better, more just world. Every effort counts. Every voice matters.

#education #mentalhealth #love #motivation #antiracism #diversity #unity #culture #travel

A Message for Both Walkers and Neighborhood Residents.

Let’s clear some things up. A look into human rights, entitlement, and what real neighborhood threats are.

#education #racism #diversity #disability #love

A message open to all, no matter your color or culture. Grab your favorite drink or snack & let's chat! My video is based on a presentation I created & posted to my social media called 'reversal', based on images and writing depicting a reversed perspective on people's lived experience.

Don't worry if you did not see the post; I will display some of the images directly in this video (not all). Advantages of listening to comprehend in life (without the intent to immediately respond, react, or comment): better understanding and less conflict :) let's open our minds, improve our mindset, and evolve into a better version of ourselves.

Much love to all, and enjoy.

CHAPTERS entire video includes: quiet moments with written messages on screen & The benefits of a more aware perspective are sprinkled throughout the entire video. 00:00 Intro - about, why, my background, being multiculturally mixed, introduction, benefits, mindset 05:10 Discussion on three images consolidated: the doll test and the impact of racism on children 06:20 image: elevator discussion. profiling, prejudice, racism, colorism, racial bias, preference 06:40 personal story: walking in the park & how I was treated vs. mom/friend, microaggressions, allyship, unity, community 11:31 image diversity: only white person in all black space + personal chat 13:54 image: happy shopping! all black beauty products -discussion + personal chat, inclusion 14:39 WHITE + GREEN TEXT BOX reflection question :h ow do you think you would feel? 16:03 image: leadership feature wall - has only one white person + personal chat 18:08 (purple, orange, blue) THREE IMPORTANT WRITTEN MESSAGES ON SCREEN. FREEDOM of being the majority in a space. neurodivergent, adhd, autism, audhd. 23:30 personal story: 1st ballet class, racial trauma, girl wipes my 'brown' skin touch off of her skin 28:25 important message on being white/black & our struggles 29:15 image: when spaces are all black & only one white person. nNt fair? iIclusion good for all 30:32 image: immigration & the tables turn: USA needs to migrate out, discrimination 32:50 closing thoughts d i s c l a i m e r What works for me may not work for you. Don't like it? simple, leave. Hate or disrespect will not be tolerated. MY LIFE. MY OPINIONS. MY KNOWLEDGE. MY EXPERIENCES. If you enjoy my channel, consider supporting: https://ko-fi.com/lapeachyrebel #culture #love #unity #education #diversityandinclusion #story

Let's chat about hair texture acceptance we need from all people while I show you how versatile my hair is. More hair love for all people, all textures. This video is for everyone, no matter your gender, color, or culture.