My kids are 9 and 11, and I'm learning to give them more independence. Allowing them freedom means trusting them as well as ...

If this past year has shown me anything, it's that women showing up and supporting other women is now more important than ever. Women around the world have made some incredible progress: the US ...

I didn't think I was the type of person who would enjoy living in a retirement community. My new social calendar says ...

When I moved into a densely populated urban neighborhood south of Louisville, Kentucky with my husband a few years ago we noticed two things right away. We experienced more crime than in the ...

"Detroit's mine," proclaims Dr. Christian "Trick Trick" Mathis*, the legendary rapper and hip-hop philanthropist known for his viral collaborations with Eminem, Ice Cube and many others, as he ...

Chhay is a formerly incarcerated Cambodian organizer with Asian Solidarity Collective. He grew up in City Heights and southeastern San Diego. My parents and I were uprooted from the only life that ...

The sound of sneakers squeaking on basketball courts, the smell of chlorine hanging heavy in the air, paper flyers on brightly decorated bulletin boards, and the energetic beat of up-tempo music from ...

On Tuesday, nine high school and college students between the ages of 14 and 18 gathered on the West Side at Collins Academy High School in Douglass Park to prepare for the seven weeks ahead. It was a ...

There’s a stigma associated with community college. Many think it’s easier than a four-year university and it’s only for uneducated high school dropouts. Some colleges make transferring credits hard ...

Matt Prestbury, 42, a para-educator in Baltimore and a father of four, calls himself an independent. “What I like to do is look at the issues and go with people who I feel meet my needs and my desires ...