Shay, Author at Shay Stewart-Bouley

Hey!!! BGIM Media needs your help

November 9, 2018 by Shay

Many hands reaching in from all sides of the image to grasp each other in solidarity

For years now, Black Girl in Maine Media has served as a place of learning for white people and also a community for people of color living in primarily white spaces. My pieces have been used across the country in educational and faith communities, including with the Civil Rights Teams in Maine. The work that …

Episode Two: Navigating Whiteness and Finding Black Joy

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 by Shay

Episode two of ‘You Don’t Know the Half’ has arrived.

Stop looking for the helpers; you’re it! You are the agent of change.

November 1, 2018 by Shay

As we enter the season of darkness, the heaviness that hangs in the air is palpable. There is the literal reduced light outside which leaves many feeling out of sorts as we move deeper into autumn and prepare for winter, but there is also the internal heaviness that many of us are feeling as a …