By Karla Lozano The “H.E.R. Healing” workshops were very interesting and allowed me to see a different side of life. I met a new crowd of powerful women who have a very distinct lifestyle. During the workshop, “Dancing the Divine,” I had a very nice opportunity to dance and have a nice time doing movements…
By Sierra Lewter, Ashanea Parker and Karla Lozano Alley Gant spends most of her weekday time with victims of sex trafficking. She described the common misconception, which she calls “boyfriending.” Young girls, who are mostly runaways, meet boys who say they love them, but soon they also tell them they have to sell their bodies…
By Karla Lozano Former Rhode Island state senator Tom Coderre had a very public downfall in 2003 as a result of an addiction to alcohol and cocaine. He decided to be part of the recovery movement to help erase the stigma of addiction and help others gain access to substance abuse treatment. As the…
By Marquart Doty On a June 10 visit to Real Food Farm near Clifton Park, Maryland, I spoke to Dylan Moran, who’s involved with production at the farm. As we were speaking, he told me a story. Everyday, Moran rides his bike to work. A couple years ago, he would ride to work, and every…
By Marquart Doty and Berri Wilmore “We have to provide a safe place, where someone can feel comfortable enough to have a long conversation about their issues, in order to hear their own answers…” -Dedra Layne, Director, Safe Streets Baltimore We are constantly told that violence among youth in our urban neighborhoods is an “epidemic.”…
By Joshua Mitchell Walking down the street after school is supposed to be one of the safest things to do. However while walking down the street one day, I saw something different. There was group of kids from my school right by this shop that had people smoking hookah on the side of it. At…
By Indra Lunder Captain John Gregory, a firefighter, says that when he joined the department, he was shocked to find what the trucks and ambulances are used for. There are many emergencies everyday, many of which the fire department deals with routinely. However among the many emergency calls they receive are many unnecessary calls they…
By Jayne O’Donnell First came the liquor store and then the fried fish and chicken carry-out. “Where’s the check cashing place?” I half-joked to the teenagers of the Urban Health Media Project in the back seats. “Or the church and the laundromat,” Reggie Payne answered, not missing a beat. “Every community is very similar to…
By Karla Lozano I was amazed by how positive and upfront Roz Stewart was about the difficulties in her past life. The Army Vet talked to students of the Urban Health Media Project about why she joined the military and how a bad relationship led her to being homeless, Roz…
