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They’re Not “Prostitutes”: The Increased Risk of Being Sex Trafficked as a Kid of Color…
In the 2008 blockbuster movie, “Taken”, a pair of unwitting girls travel to Paris, and make every parent cringe by giving men they just met their plans, place of stay, and confirmation that they’re traveling alone. They’re abducted, and Liam Neeson saves the day and his daughter. However, for the hundreds of thousands of children…
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Life in the Time of Covid…
In March, many of us took to our homes blissfully unaware of how long we’d be in the throes of a global epidemic. We believed our children’s schools when they said they would be closed for two weeks. We prepared for a short sprint, not an ultra-marathon, and we were “all in this together” …until…
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Implants: Keeping Abreast of All the Information
In America “The Bigger the Better” seems to be the motto behind most of our consumables; houses, cars, food portions, and unsurprisingly, breasts. America is leading the world in the number of people who have undergone breast augmentation (usually implants). Despite the numerous health consequences associated with implants (cancer, lymphoma, rupture, inhibition of breast feeding,…
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Vitamin D or Not to Vitamin D… in 550 words
Recent studies have spoken to the connection between Vitamin D and COVID: The fatality rate for COVID-19 is high in vitamin D deficient patients (21% vs 3.1%). Vitamin D levels in severe Covid-19 patients are markedly low. This has led to a 51.2 percent increase in overall vitamin sales as COVID-19 spread, but there is…
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The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs
Despite a divisive and contested presidential election, the U.S. experienced clear wins in drug reform this year. New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana legalized marijuana while Oregon took the brave, bold step of becoming the first state to decriminalize all drugs. Though legalization will come with its own challenges such as potential for increased…
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Child Sex Trafficking and the Hyper-Sexualization of Our Youth. Where’s the Line?
We have a complicated relationship with media and pop culture. While artists are shattering gender norms and empowering disenfranchised populations, more and more sexualized images are projected into the stratosphere, and young eyes are taking notice. The fallout from this phenomenon may be a factor that drives child sex trafficking, rape culture, and objectification of…
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Gratitude: Our Bodies’ Natural Anti-Depressant
If you look up the word gratitude in the dictionary you will find it is a noun that describes the state of being grateful, thankful, and appreciative. But research has found is when you turn that noun into an action, expressing gratitude on a regular basis, there are numerous mental and physical health benefits, including…
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Today’s Tomorrow: Creating for Y(our) Future
WATCH HERE Meet Our Panelists Ta’ Rhonda Jones is an Actress, Fashion Designer, Motivational Speaker, Celebrity Masterchef Champion and Philanthropist. She is most known for her breakout role as Porsha, on FOX’s hit television show Empire and her first two starring roles, as Leesa J in BET’s Hip Hop Holiday…
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Punish the Institutions
After I watched the movie Spotlight, I was determined to do my part to prevent child sexual abuse. I was unable to imagine who would ruin a child’s life for their own selfish “pleasure.” But what was even harder to comprehend was the non-abusers who rally around to protect the abuser. It is not unique…
