Tag: Children
“Kiddie City” The Perfect Leimert Park Community
Kiddie City, the indoor playground located in the Leimert Park community of Southwest Los Angeles is the vision of Kerri Harper-Howie, a former corporate...
Nearly One Third of Black Children Are Arrested In An Overwhelmingly...
Police in Madison, Wis., an overwhelmingly white city, are arresting nearly a third of black children every year. In 2013, police arrested 1,000 kids...
Spring Into Action!
The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming, and you’re doing what you’ve been wanting to do, right? It’s Spring...
WORLD AUTISM DAY
As far back as I can remember, I have been hearing about my mother's twin sister grand children, Graci and Given. Both children are...
THE HOLIDAY BLUES
The Holidays are supposed to be a joyful time of goodcheer and optimistic hopes. Yet, it is not unusual for many of us to...
ABUSE, MEDIA & CHILDREN
In light of the recent stories in the media related to domestic violence and abuse I think it's important that we address domestic violence....
Mom’s Reclaim Your Body
It’s crazy how quick we are to say what we would and would not do or how fast we pass judgment onto others. ...
“BACK TO SCHOOL”
Singing "Back to life. Back to reality. Back to the hear and now, yeah." Those lyrics by Soul II Soul come to mind...
Immigration Representation
"THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL IN IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS"
The consequences of deportation can be devastating. Despite the gravity of removal from...
You Are Not Indispensable
In today's steroid like parental environment of ensuring one's child has the highest of self-esteem by way of telling the child “you-are-oh-so-special” everyday, all...