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Dr. Furaha Asani

For Some of Us There Will be No ‘Post-Vaccine Return to Society’

There can’t be when you don’t have access to the vaccine in the first place

Oct 2, 2021

For Some of Us There Will be No ‘Post-Vaccine Return to Society’

Oct 2, 2021

Grief is Hardest at Night

And anxiety casts scary shadows

Aug 23, 2021

Grief is Hardest at Night

Aug 23, 2021

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The Riff

Thirteen Stunning Songs about Mental Health by Black Artists

It’s not just about the lyrics, but the energy and delivery

May 16, 2021

Thirteen Stunning Songs about Mental Health by Black Artists

May 16, 2021

What I Wish I knew Before Starting my PhD

Five things in particular…

Apr 23, 2021

What I Wish I knew Before Starting my PhD

Apr 23, 2021

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GEN

When Disney’s First ‘African’ Princess Looked Nothing Like Me

As a child, I loved Disney princesses. As an adult, my concern goes beyond the problematic stereotypes

Mar 5, 2021

When Disney’s First ‘African’ Princess Looked Nothing Like Me

Mar 5, 2021

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Elemental

3 Ways to Hold Space for Black People With Vaccine Doubts

Encouraging vaccination will take patience, accountability, and empathy — and these strategies

Feb 4, 2021

3 Ways to Hold Space for Black People With Vaccine Doubts

Feb 4, 2021

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Elemental

What’s Really Behind Your Obsessive Symptom-Googling

Cyberchondria is real. And largely unhelpful.

Sep 4, 2020

What’s Really Behind Your Obsessive Symptom-Googling

Sep 4, 2020

Unpacking Six Myths about Vaccines

So much mistrust in vaccines stems from misinformation

May 4, 2020

Unpacking Six Myths about Vaccines

May 4, 2020

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Be Yourself

I Hope We Emerge from this Pandemic with More Empathy for Refugees

Our Covid-19 fears are valid. Imagine the fears of those who have to flee war, life-threatening bigotry, and certain death

Mar 19, 2020

I Hope We Emerge from this Pandemic with More Empathy for Refugees

Mar 19, 2020

There is No Such Thing as a ‘Most Beautiful Person According To Science’

This claim is unwittingly part of an agenda to position Whiteness as the beauty standard

Feb 19, 2020

There is No Such Thing as a ‘Most Beautiful Person According To Science’

Feb 19, 2020

How To Write Your PhD Thesis

Make the process as enjoyable, or at least as tolerable, as possible

Feb 8, 2020

How To Write Your PhD Thesis

Feb 8, 2020

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LEVEL

From a Daughter to All Black Dads: Open Up to Us

Whether it’s mental health or other struggles, your hard work informs our own

Jan 15, 2020

From a Daughter to All Black Dads: Open Up to Us

Jan 15, 2020

Immigration and Deportation

This is not a pity post. It’s an authenticity post.

Sep 25, 2019

Immigration and Deportation

Sep 25, 2019

What Would Jesus Do: racial justice as a remit of church ministry.

Around 31% of the global population identify as Christian. This is a significant number who should be positively impacting racial justice…

Aug 25, 2019

What Would Jesus Do: racial justice as a remit of church ministry.

Aug 25, 2019

How to de-stigmatize mental illness: start with kids.

Mental illness is arguably one of the leading causes of global disease burden. In the USA approximately 1 in 5 adults experiences mental…

Aug 24, 2019

How to de-stigmatize mental illness: start with kids.

Aug 24, 2019

Summer: a haiku

He keeps touching me gently, with his warm fingers, through my window blinds.

Aug 24, 2019

Summer: a haiku

Aug 24, 2019

DNA is the strongest force: a haiku

You don’t believe me.

May 30, 2019

DNA is the strongest force: a haiku

May 30, 2019

To cut off the nose of a sphinx: a one-line poem

To cut off the nose of a sphinx, simply stop it from looking into a mirror.

Jan 5, 2019

To cut off the nose of a sphinx: a one-line poem

Jan 5, 2019

Climate change: a Christmas horror story

Jingle bells, Santa’s dead

Dec 19, 2018

Climate change: a Christmas horror story

Dec 19, 2018

The girl at the beautiful gate

A work of fiction

Nov 9, 2018

The girl at the beautiful gate

Nov 9, 2018

Dr. Furaha Asani

Dr. Furaha Asani

Migrant. Postdoctoral researcher. Teacher. Mental Health Advocate. Writer. Professional in the streets, loud on the sheets of paper.

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