Recently, I had chance to watch “The Inequality Movie” narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich where it outlines how the United States has one of...
In a first-of-its-kind national report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a comprehensive set of data on intimate partner violence, titled “The National Intimate...
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Richard Barth at the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) conference in Washington DC. Dr. Barth...
I remember interviewing two women back to back for a federal research project. Both women were black. They were mother and daughter. They told me, a stranger,...
More than 44 years have passed since President Richard Nixon declared his “war on drugs.” That battle cry was proclaimed in June 1971 following the tumultuous 1960s...
Children, women and men should be protected from forced labour and human trafficking which are two serious human rights violations. The latest International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
Human rights defenders and civil society organisations working to protect the human rights of women and gender equality perform an essential role in Europe. They provide...
Social Workers and superheroes – what do they have in common? According to a TED talk by Anna Scheyett, they have more in common than you’d...
For many years European countries have been warned about the inadequacy of their immigration and asylum systems. Now, with increased refugee arrivals and more frequent tragedies,...
Those who think that irregular migrants have no rights because they have no papers are wrong. Everyone is a holder of human rights regardless of their...
Back in April of 1985, the Coca Cola Company sensing a decline in its leading share of the cola market, tried to rebrand its soft drink...
A couple of days ago, we commemorated the liquidation 71 years ago of the so-called “Gypsy family camp” at Auschwitz-Birkenau. On 2 August 1944, 2 897...
Despite members of the Democratic and Republican parties both expressing the need for reforming the criminal justice system, efforts remain stalled in Congress due to the...
When it comes to leading change and creating social movements, particularly when it involves people on the margins of society, it’s easy to fall into the...
Many of us watched, in utter astonishment, at the unfolding story of Rachel Dolezal and her misrepresentation of her race. For those who may not have...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) children are often victims of bullying and violence in schools, at home and via social media. This has a...
Press Statement and photo released by Bishop Orrin K. Pullings On yesterday evening, after teaching and a special prayer meeting for our brothers and sisters in Charleston,...
One story that is trending on news and social media is that of a law enforcement officer who drew his gun on unarmed teenagers. The same...
I started writing this article at a time when hundreds of people were taking to the streets to protest the death of Freddie Gray. Of course,...
On Saturday, June 6, 2015, 22-year-old Kalief Browder, a Black man from the Bronx, committed suicide at his home unable to recover from the trauma he...
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Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob...
We’re all public health nerds now, and many of us have stepped up our games when it comes to washing...
The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the premier national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder community,...
On May 15, 2020, Rep. Karen Bass, co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, and Rep. Gwen Moore will...