The experience of the Black academic in science is molded by the constant need to pave new avenues to learn, work, and grow. In seeking opportunities for these academic essentials, a spark of potential does not prove to be enough when there is a clear pattern of who is awarded certain positions and who is not. It does not take...
Easter Meditation
Remember to maintain your best health during this time. We hope you find comfort and relaxation in this meditation exercise by Goodwill.
Al Mansoura
In life, you don't get to choose everything. You don't get to decide where to be born or from which family. poor or rich, in a city or countryside, we all get to start life how fate chooses. However, that can determine a lot of things you face in life-your education, socioeconomic status, health risks, and ability to seek medical...
Food Deserts
Ever since I can remember, my mother and I had a tradition of going grocery shopping together. Escaping the chaos at home, it was the grand excursion of the week - we drove twenty minutes or so and spent time picking out my favorite fruits and veggies. The produce section at this particular supermarket was vast and my mother taught...
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY.
The muddle of identity, socialization, policies, and media caused by increasing occurrences of Islamophobic discrimination poses several risks to the health of Muslim-Americans, more specifically, Muslim women. Islamophobia stretches further than the common meaning of hostility towards Islam or Muslims, but reflects the undeniable boundaries around...
Uber Everywhere — Even to the Hospital
"I was in a cell fit for a murderer...my crime was having a heart attack," said Melissa Walsh, a single mother who was incarcerated for her inability to pay a $3000 fine charged for calling an ambulance due to a heart attack.