by Shawn Dove | Nov 28, 2022 | #ThankYouThursday, Blog, Books
One of the best pieces of life advice I’ve ever received came from a mentor named Yusef White more than 32 years ago while standing outside the Harlem YMCA. As we prepared to go inside the building for a meeting Yusef, in his humble, sage-like manner, looked at...
by Shawn Dove | Jan 21, 2022 | #ThankYouThursday
During my college days at Wesleyan, I was blessed with the opportunity and challenge of serving as the editor of Expression, an annual poetry magazine that showcased the brilliant words and art of Black and Latinx students which I write about in I Too Am America: On...
by Shawn Dove | Nov 4, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
As we enter into the official season of giving thanks, it occurred to me that some of you may have been wondering all along: what’s the deal with this whole weekly #ThankYouThursday tradition? Well, there is in fact mounting scientific evidence which shows that...
by Shawn Dove | Oct 22, 2021 | #ThankYouThursday
I am affirming that holding fast to this weekly #ThankYouThursday tradition of sending at least five gestures of gratitude to folks in my network to let them know how much they are loved and appreciated, is a healing and centering practice. Expressing gratitude is a...
