It’s been around a month now. Most people are settling into a quarantined lifestyle new normal where bottled water and toilet paper are finally returning to supermarket shelves. Where wearing a mask is not some odd fashion statement but also a way of saving lives. The latest Covid-19 news is...
The media is filled with its subjective assessments and assumptions of what the Coronavirus is and what it will be doing to this life as we know it. These subjective analysis have a bias for raising fear because as we have seen, fear is sexy, it buys elections. Everyday an...
One can remember the excitement one feels whenever one dares to dream about accomplishing something great. When a great idea pops up as a solution to a problem you imagine how its application could make things better for oneself or others. For a moment, one feels strong and smart, but...
Gay, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth are significantly over-represented in the juvenile justice system—approximately 300,000 gay and transgender youth are arrested and/or detained each year, of which more than 60 percent are black or Latino. Though gay and transgender youth represent just 5 percent to 7 percent of the nation’s...
He broke away from his middle of the night endless thoughts to grab his phone and check the time telling himself that if he fell asleep now he’d get five hours of sleep. He’d end up picking up his phone throughout the night, while pleading with his mind to stop...
History has recorded that around 4,000 years ago the ancient Babylonians were the first peoples to have made New Year’s resolutions. The Babylonians were known to make promises to their gods that consisted of resolving debt and returning any items that they had borrowed. They believed that if one honored...
HIV/Aids Awareness Month commences every year with World Aids Day, on December 1st , when people around the globe converge to fight against HIV/AIDS, to show their support for those currently living with HIV and to remember the lives lost to HIV/AIDS -related illnesses. Many people living with HIV/AIDS have...
He sat in his car just outside of the house he grew up in. He had arrived a half hour ago. His body trembled but not due to the cold wind pushing through his car window. He could feel his heart beating through his chest. His anxious thoughts raced, lined...
Throughout the month of November, transgender and gender nonconforming lives are honored and validated all over the world for the purpose of raising awareness about the unique issues that impact these communities and to celebrate the strength, resilience and positive impact this community has made worldwide. What is Transgender...
She woke up rudely from a nightmare. She looked around and noticed that she was in a hospital room, her arms hooked up to machines that beeped loudly. She caught her reflection on a metallic surface and noticed the large black bruise puffing up from her left eye. Her lip...
Preventative Parenting Parents often finds themselves wondering if their child will end up using drugs/alcohol or if they already do. The National Institute of Drug Abuse has done research that shows how much parents play an important role in preventing their children from using drugs/alcohol. She’s unusually quiet on the...
David had spent the summer working for his uncle. Every morning at 5:30 his uncle would pick him up and out they went for a day full of trimming trees, raking leaves and cutting lawns. David would come home exhausted from working hours under the summer sun but was re-energized...
Today, as hurricane Dorian leaves the islands of the Bahamas in complete devastation, with the death toll rising as the eye of the storm moves towards the US East Coast, first responders are task with the role of trying to develop a safety net for those who have survived and...
What if they clock me? Her eyes open suddenly from a reoccurring dream that she’s been having every morning for a year now…running from something that is not easy for her to make out. She reaches up and turns off her phone alarm, her eyes take a moment to adjust...
