A cello. Poetry. Halo CE. Earphones. Positivity. Family. These are just a few factors that have been helping our student journalists thrive during the coronavirus pandemic. In our “COVID Chronicles,”...
Archive - June 2021
voicesoftomorrow2021Serving Food as Medicine During the Pandemic
By Brigitte Bonsu Twice a month a long line of people line up outside of the Takoma Park Food Co-op and patiently wait for fresh food and vegetables. With the COVID-19 pandemic, food distribution centers are starting to...
How the Pandemic Impacts Children With Learning Challenges
By Jordanne Semper-Scott The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted everything, including how children are taught. In March of 2020, the federal government announced that all schools would shut down and resort to online...
How Oppression and Trauma Fueled Mental Health Stigma in the Black Community
By Khayla Robinson For centuries, Black people have endured a multitude of traumatic experiences. From slavery, to the Jim Crow Era, to the ongoing fight with police brutality, every generation in the Black...
Systemic Racism Is a Health Care Issue
By Zach Williams Racism is a thing black people experience in there every day lives. It is seen in sports, its seen in politics, and it is even seen in healthcare. Systemic racism is a real threat to the black community...
Student athletes and mental health
By Jasmine W From the gridiron to the track, people of color have dominated sports on international levels for decades. However, outstanding athletic results often come at a price for the competitor’s mental well-being...
Mental health stigma in minority communities: What it is, what it can lead to, and how to combat it
By Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health illnesses have been on the rise. Phycologists have been able to transition to online environments, offering therapy over platforms such as Zoom...
Spiritual Health Matters
By Madison Canzano With the coronavirus pandemic and black lives matter protests, people need to make sure that they are healthy, not only physically, but spiritually as well. No matter if you are religious or not, you...
The problem with rural health care
By Maddison Canzano Rural healthcare has its pros and cons, just like everything else. Let’s start with the pros–privacy, being surrounded by nature, and even less pollution. Though sometimes, thecons outweigh them: One...
Behind the closed door of mental Health
By Alaina Wheeler Mental health issues are overlooked, especially in the case of teens and children who are in minority groups. For Black Americans, the issue is especially evident. Due to economic, social and...