By Asha Davis May, 2017 BALTIMORE – African -Americans have had a complicated relationship with the health care system for years, going back at least to the distrust and fear caused by dangerous “studies” performed on African-Americans without their permission. In the most infamous of such studies, from 1932 to 1972, African-American men...
Month: July 2017
Finding a space for acceptance
>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...
Workshops create healing spaces for women
By: Sierra Lewter, Ashanea Parker and Karla Lozano July, 2017 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...
Former R.I. senator seeks to help others in recovery
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...
Some in Baltimore are bouncing back — with resilience
By: Marquart Doty August, 2017 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...