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Mental Health and Twenty-Twenty

December 9, 2020 admin 0

By Deirdre L. Jones-Lowman Raise your hand if you are happily anticipating the end of perhaps the most amazing, stressful and unpredictable year in your lifetime? We did not know on January 1, in the highly anticipated year of 20/20 […]

Vairrun Strickland -Firefighter And Mental Health Advocate

January 14, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to become a firefighter?Honestly, becoming a firefighter was unplanned. I’d just graduated with a degree in urban planning, and thought that I would start a career in the planning field. When I moved back […]

Dalando Baker-Inspired To Become A Nurse

January 9, 2020 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks What inspired you to become a nurse?I’ve always had compassion and desire to help those in need. Growing up in a single parent household my mother took in my ill grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at […]

Nikelcia Marcelin: Veteran, and Founder of Veteran One Stop Shop LLC.

December 24, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks What was your experience like serving our country in the military? My experience serving our great nation was unlike anything I have ever experience. I served the majority of my tenure overseas and in combat environments and […]

An Interview with Mallory Henderson

December 20, 2019 admin Comments Off

By Taroue Brooks Houston native, Mallory Henderson, has been singing since she can remember. She got her first solo in the church choir at age four and the rest was history. When she decided to start performing in talent shows […]

Identifying and Implementing Effective Mental Health Strategies for Black America – ALC ’18

October 26, 2018 admin 0

Stigma: The Often Silent Obstacle To Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care Among African Americans

September 27, 2018 admin 0

By: Lorna J. Hines, LCSW, ACSW I am certain that there are those of you who possess the courage and interest to read beyond the title of this article will recall that memorable film “Soul Food”. Besides the main character, “Big […]

Q&A with Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL)

September 27, 2018 admin 0

By Karen Alston Photo Patricia McDougall Congresswoman Robin Kelly has dedicated her career to public service as an advocate for Illinois families. Since being elected to serve the 2nd Congressional District in 2013, she has worked to expand economic opportunity, […]