Roicia BanksJun 29, 20232 min readBuffalo Soldiers and JuneteenthJuneteenth is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19th in the United States. It commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African...
Roicia BanksJun 26, 20232 min readPRIDE!... but make it social work!I currently am employed full-time for a training and technical assistance company, creating and providing unique opportunities to learn...
Roicia BanksMay 11, 20232 min readAnother One...Beginnings can be hard, you never know the individual circumstances of anyone who is starting their new "beginning". For me, my beginning...
Roicia BanksApr 24, 20235 min readWeave, Wigs, and WomenBy Roicia Banks, MSW When reading about "intergroup conflict", I could not help but think about African American women and the social and...
Roicia BanksApr 8, 20235 min readWho is really to BLAME?By Roicia Banks, MSW As I was reading "Social Conflict: Escalation, Stalemate, and Settlement" by Dean Pruitt and Sung Hee Kim, chapter...
Roicia BanksFeb 8, 20235 min readHierarchy of NeedsWhen I was first presented with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs I was 22 years old living alone in Houston, Texas. I had just entered my...