Raven Roberts

Beauty•Health•Skincare

I Love My Face Again – My Battle with Stress Acne

I woke up last week in love with my face, for the first time in a long time! Even before the acne I didn’t love my skin, I just saw all the slight imperfections. But in the midst of the stress acne, I would look back on old pictures like “I took you for granted skin” and “I would kill to have my old face back.” Sadly I wouldn’t find relief until over a year later. My acne flared...
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Health

10+ Foods Enriched with Vitamin D

Vitamin D is the only nutrient your body produces when exposed to sunlight. Sadly, up to 50% of the world’s population may not get enough sun, and 40% of U.S. residents are vitamin D deficient. it is recommended that you get a daily value (DV) of 800 IU (20 mcg) of vitamin D per day from foods, if you get the recommended amount of sunlight*. If you don’t get enough sunlight, your Vitamin D intake from foods should be...
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Social Injustice

Slavery After Slavery

Sadly Slavery did not end for African Americans in 1865, in fact some African Americans were slaves well into the 1960s. Between “Apprenticeship,” Convict Leasing and Peonage white southerners kept the institution of slavery alive. From kidnapping, to false charges and made up debt. Black families were then forced to provide free labors sometimes on the plantations they were just freed from. With slavery less than 100 years removed from us today, we have lots of work still to...
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Social Injustice

What is White Privilege?

how to be an ally
The key to being an ally is owning and using your privilege. First we need to define what it is and what it’s not. Below I dispell the misconceptions of White privilege and give some examples of what it actually is, this is really just a drop in the bucket. Just remember, Black people know that this privilege exists and are just waiting for you to acknowledge it too. My Instagram Thread on White Privilege Whte Privilege: Inherent advantages...
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Faith•Self-Love

8 Tips to More Self-Confidence

This post is for women looking to build their self-confidence. It includes 8 practical life tips to implement to boost self esteem and self worth. This video lays out tangible things you can do as well as how to retrain your thought processes and see yourself as God sees you. This video is a great guide whether you need to build self confidence or just need a boost.
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