by Jacqueline | Dec 13, 2013 | Social Justice
Published on: December 13, 2013 @ 2:15 p.m. ET Since 1990, Bread for the World Institute has produced an annual report on the state of world hunger, which is released during the week of Thanksgiving. On Monday, November 25, the Institute released their 2014 Hunger...
by Jacqueline | Nov 10, 2013 | Social Justice, Storytelling
Published on: November, 10, 2013 @ 2:40 p.m. ET On Friday, November 8, Melissa Harris-Perry and author bell hooks took to the stage to dialogue on the evolution of the black feminist movement in America. I was first introduced to bell hooks as a Sociology major at the...
by Jacqueline | Feb 23, 2013 | Hip-hop, Public Education, Social Justice
Published on: Feb 23, 2013 @ 1:30 p.m. ET Earlier this week, Ernesto Lara’s integration of hip-hop in the classroom landed him a spot on WJLA-TV’s Harris’ Heroes weekly feature. In early January, his collaborative partner and fellow teacher, Jake...
by Jacqueline | Feb 19, 2013 | Social Justice
Published on: Feb 19, 2013 @ 4:45 p.m. ET More than 106 million people, or 34.4 percent of the U.S. population, are considered poor or near poor. Alarmingly, the latest figures reveal African-American and African-American child hunger and poverty rates are even...
by Jacqueline | Feb 7, 2013 | Social Justice
Much of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc.’s (NBLCA) work is about destigmatizing HIV/AIDS, encouraging testing, and getting people more comfortable talking about their sexual health. Here is an excerpt from my colleague Janna’s post on...
