Content warning: Rape and Sexual Assault. Over the past several months, the #MeToo movement has gone viral on social media as countless women have come forward to share their experiences with sexual assault and harassment. Originally coined by activist Tarana Burke, the phrase “me too” was re-popularized as a “way for users to tell their […]

There seems to be breaking news everyday on how the ACA is now “dead” but don’t let that confuse you! The enrollment period is STILL coming up this November 1st and many of our friends and family may not even know. Here are the basics you need to know: Q: Is the ACA still law? […]

Mass shootings are a dark reality of living in the United States of America, a country where guns outnumber people. But no matter how many times our lives are interrupted by yet another mass shooting, we still experience deep shock and pain each time a tragedy like Las Vegas plays out.  We know these acts of gun […]

Racial violence has terrorized communities of color in the United States for generations. However, thanks to the courage and bravery of a large group of people, including my grandparents, overtly violent, racist acts of terrorism carried out by civilians are less frequent today. That is until this past weekend’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia. The black […]

I have a small scar on my forehead.  I got it when I was working as a community organizer for the Community Coalition in South Los Angeles and my car was pelted with bricks on the corner of Florence and Normandie Ave on April 29, 1992.   25 years later, that scar is the reminder of […]

If you weren’t already concerned about the current state of affairs in the U.S., the recent White House budget proposal and its cuts to important and much-needed health services should make you cringe. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) assessment of the American Health Care Act, aka ‘Trumpcare‘ aka ‘Ryancare‘, indicates that approximately 24 million people […]

When most people stop to think about the most dangerous jobs around, they often think of high-risk  jobs, like firefighters or deep sea fishermen. Does an environmental conservationist come to mind? It definitely might if you’re Indigenous. An alarming trend throughout the Americas is violence against and the assassination of Indigenous community leaders and organizers […]

Results in Texas show that defunding women’s health is a bad idea. A series of recorded videos were released by anti-abortion activists attempting to portray Planned Parenthood as breaking federal abortion laws to discredit the health services they offer to over millions of women and families. The videos have since been debunked, and investigations in several […]

Thanks to the voter approval of Prop 47 back in 2014, California is now poised to grant an estimated $103.7 million in funding for community programs that support mental health, drug treatment, and rehabilitation for people reentering from the justice system. Following Prop 47’s implementation, there was a 67 percent statewide drop in felony drug […]

Guest Blog by Larry Tramutola and Lolis Ramirez of the TOLA Academy. In the past year, Philadelphia, Cook County, Illinois (Chicago), San Francisco, and Oakland were among the cities that passed taxes on sugary sweetened beverages. All of these cities have high percentages of African American and other minorities who suffer from diseases linked to […]