This past weekend, I had the honor and privilege to attend the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington...

The Famous Jett Jackson star, Lee Thompson Young, was found dead in his apartment from an apparent self-inflicted gun shot...

If providing health care and a social safety net for citizens were an Olympic event, the United States would be...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Service Woman abused by a Fellow Soldier This week's film maker being highlighted is Jen Ackerman...

Families such as Brad Pitt and Angelia Jolie has really thrusted interracial adoptions into the forefront of public discussion. According...

by Deona Hooper, MSW We all have seen by now the organizing ability of teachers in the Chicago Public School...

by Deona Hooper, MSW During the 2012 election, I remember riding in my middle class neighborhood seeing all the Mitt...

According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), palliative care is medical care necessary to support patients suffering from chronic...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Courtesy of ABC News Many people were shocked and appalled when Juror B37 from the George...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Today, President Obama gave an impromptu speech on his thoughts regarding the George Zimmerman trial and...

by Deona Hooper, MSW The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is taking measures to incorporate new technologies with social...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Multi-Millionaire and art collector, Charles Saatchi announced he is filing for divorce after a tabloid newspaper...

Hollywood actress and celebrity Kiera Knightley, recently released a video called Cut where she is drawing attention to the dangers...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Republicans attempted a secret coup against abortion rights when they added a last-minute amendment, House Bill...

by Deona Hooper, MSW The latest edition of the Association of Community Organizing and Social Administration (ACOSA) Journal of Community...

In the wake of austerity, there appears to be a resurgence of a social work movement to address the increasing...

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Social Work Professor Crystal Hayes about her disclosure of being sexual abused...

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice  (SCSJ) is a nonprofit dedicated to the expansion of civil rights located in Durham,...

By Deona Hooper, MSW Memorial Day Weekend has morphed into many meanings over the years. For some, it's the time...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Former social worker and Django Unchained actor, Samuel L. Jackson, has announced that he will be...