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"I am my Mother's heartbeat."
- Sharieff Hester (1994-2021)

 

Sharieff reminds everyone just how bright our light can shine.

A Ray of Sunshine

Sharieff’s Project provides group counseling, engagement activities and a relevant network of support for mothers, fathers and families of chronically ill or disabled children in need of long term hospital care.  
 

Mayor Don Grebien of Pawtucket shares remarks and officially certifies Sharieff's Project during the grand opening with Yae Muhammad at Yae's Center for Healing & Development.

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Yae Muhammad and Mayor Don Grebien cut the Grand Opening ribbon to officially open Sharieff's Project with a group of enthusiastic supporters.

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Curriculum for
Black Parents

About the Book

Curriculum for Black Parents is an instructional curriculum for teachers and childhood education professionals who facilitate parenting groups on how best to raise, nurture, support, and care for their children. Unlike most parenting curricula, Curriculum for Black Parents acknowledges how racism and racial injustice affect Black parents and Black children, highlighting the fears and struggles that are particular to Black families.

About the Author

Yejide Muhammad was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston.  She attended the University of Massachusetts, and graduated earning a master’s degree in education in the field of Counseling Psychology.  She holds two licenses as a professional counselor, LADC1 and LCDP. Muhammad started her own private practice providing non-traditional counseling that includes a cultural and spiritual approach, specifically aiding African American communities and families.  Muhammad raised three sons.

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