Over the years African American women have reported more psychological distress following gender harassment than White women. For African American women, sexual assault and violence are incredibly pervasive issues that routinely go unreported and under-addressed. On average, one in three women are victims of intimate partner violence and one in five women are victims of sexual assault. And over EIGHTEEN PERCENT of black women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Many cultural considerations can hinder healing for Black women survivors: the burdensome expectation of strong Black womanhood; the desire to shield Black men; and the lack of self-care examples are all real dynamics Black women survivors endure. Come along as Midori and Jaszmin discuss what it's like to be a African American women in America.

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Midori is an captivating, eclectic black women trying to navigate life in New York as an artist. Recounting crazy day-to-day adventures that always seem to lead down unexpected and bizarre paths; like flirting with an undercover cop trying arrest her best friend to explaining that a guy on the little blue pill for impotence at age 20, THAT IT'S OKAY. Nothing’s off limit in Midori’s World, from relationships , pop culture and unsolved New York Mysteries (like why the NYC MTA trains never come on time). New Episodes every Week!

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