Let us take a break from the health and other information posts that have been posted lately and remember what an advocate actually does. There are three words that I’ve scavenged to best explain what an activist does. Now, these…
Close to half of the United States teen population meet the criteria for a mental disorder and one in four say they have a mood, behavior, or anxiety disorder that intervenes with their daily lives. One of the many questions…
It is well-known that the problem with obesity is at an all-time high, the percentage of adolescents from twelve to nineteen years old who were obese increased from 5% in 1980 to 21% in 2012. We all are fighting to…
If you haven’t heard about the story of Jada’s rape going viral, it is certainly time to pull yourself out from under that rock. The story of Jada being raped at a party and pictures of her after the incident…
All gloves are ON! Jokes of the twenty-first century have hit an all new low, and its victims are allowing them to dig further, permitting a joke to hurdle itself over the Times New Roman bold line, draw a new…
While skimming through blog content from other blogs that I follow, I came across an innocent question that was asked to one of those bloggers. While I do not have the question verbatim, I do recall it being something to…
Three friends are going over a mutual friend’s house for a pool party; they ring the doorbell, but receive no answer. They decide to round the house to see if anyone is in the rear, where the pool is located….
Last Thursday, I had the wonderful opportunity to engage in a summit discussion about diversity. This summit was held by the National Diversity Council presenting the 2nd Annual LGBT- Allies Diversity Summit. During the event I had the chance to…
I can recall some many times when I’ve been in conversations that a specific topic would start that would really pull at my heart strings and most times visually make me upset and distressed. When this would occur, some people…
With the feminist movement sweeping across the nation, no one is being skipped over in the endless encouragement to get people to hop aboard and help obtain equal rights no matter the gender, race, and sexual orientation. Seven high school…