http://www.mixx.com/users/randijames Mixx of activity by randijames en-us <img src="http://images.mixx.com/photo_thumbnails/acbcffd0a80a6d4cfe71052576afe16869e71678_128.jpg", alt = ""/><br/> Wed Oct 01 14:38:51 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/photos/2297593/domestic_violence_awareness_by_randi_james thingy_2297593 randijames http://www.randijames.com/ Whether you're suffering from domestic violence, its lasting effects, or just plain role-overload, you must realize the importance of self-care. This was brought to my attention several times while I was still in the relationship. Wed Aug 27 13:32:15 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1929842/randi_james_self_care thingy_1929842 randijames http://www.randijames.com/2008/08/self-care.html The following is a list of things that you can do to help us stop the Miami Dade College Direct-Entry Midwifery Program from permanently closing: Wed Aug 27 13:28:52 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1929803/miami_dade_college_midwives_things_you_can_do_to_help thingy_1929803 randijames http://mdcmidwives.blogspot.com/2008/08/things-you-can-do-to-help.html Miami Dade College, the largest institute of higher learning in the U.S., closes its midwifery program, citing economic distress. The students and community protest, citing Governor Crist’s Black Infant Health Initiative (BIHI). Mon Aug 25 12:13:57 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1909743/midwife_education_in_the_south_decreasing_while_black_infant_deaths_increasing thingy_1909743 randijames http://mdcmidwives.blogspot.com/2008/08/midwife-education-in-south-decreasing.html This is a follow-up to Miami-Dade College Suspends Midwifery Program. Tue Aug 12 12:55:46 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1795965/miami_dade_college_offering_midwifery_students_a_cold_shoulder_the_news_is_nowpublic_com thingy_1795965 randijames http://www.nowpublic.com/health/miami-dade-college-offering-midwifery-students-cold-shoulder Perhaps it could be said that within anyone else’s demographic we are all women of color. In fact, the very words “women of color” are deceptive in that they automatically imply minority status, whereas, in reality, that particular definition is gre Mon Aug 04 17:16:04 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1673967/randi_james_women_of_another_color_part_1 thingy_1673967 randijames http://www.randijames.com/2008/08/women-of-another-color-part-1.html This should be a sad day for women as the only institution of higher education in the U.S. that offers direct-entry midwifery education, closes the program for supposed financial reasons. Mon Aug 04 17:14:42 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1673902/miami_dade_college_suspends_midwifery_program_the_news_is_nowpublic_com thingy_1673902 randijames http://www.nowpublic.com/health/miami-dade-college-suspends-midwifery-program In another sign of the hard times in higher education, Miami Dade College said Friday it was suspending its innovative midwifery program -- because not enough students had paid their $7,000 course tuition in advance. Sat Aug 02 13:21:56 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1626500/miami_dade_college_suspends_midwife_program_08_02_2008_miamiherald_com thingy_1626500 randijames http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/626752.html Somehow, many of us continue to think that an abuser is an obviously deviant character that is easily extracted from a community of ordinary citizens. Fri Aug 01 18:55:39 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1611157/randi_james_profile_of_my_abuser thingy_1611157 randijames http://www.randijames.com/2008/07/profile-of-my-abuser.html I remember when Ashanti's song Rain On Me first came on the radio in 2004. I didn't like it because it was her--I wasn't too fond of her feathery voice and the fact that she had won a distinctive award in honor of Aretha Franklin. Mon Jul 28 14:26:02 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1482431/randi_james_rain_on_me thingy_1482431 randijames http://www.randijames.com/2008/07/rain-on-me.html