Education

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in May 2020, Oliver Kellman’s heart and kidney failed. He required two transplants to survive. When he went to the hospital on May 14, thinking […]

WASHINGTON — As a 20-year physical therapist in Washington, D.C., Jason Henderson has worked with many disabled people. But there is another reason why shaking Henderson’s hand feels like squeezing a brick. In a Southeast […]

Over the years, routine traffic stops have produced some unexpected, life-altering results. Recent encounters with law enforcement recorded on cell phones and police officers’ body cams have become public and, in some cases, viral moments. […]

NEW ORLEANS — They say that big things come in small packages. That’s an accurate description of New Orleans Youth Coalition founder Brideisha Harness-Parker. Her small stature is matched with a big heart, determination and commitment […]

NEW ORLEANS — Good food and music are staples of New Orleans, Louisiana. Unfortunately, that food usually comes in the form of seafood, gumbo, jambalaya, king cake and beignets — items that make your taste buds […]

Yimaj “Steve” Kalifa has mastered the art of reinvention – and, he has been so successful at it, that executives from major corporations and federal agencies now seek him out for advice. Often life has chapters, he likes to say, […]

The gender wars aren’t over. Women still lag behind men when it comes to negotiating for comparable wages. That is a battle that ZeroGap founder Jacqueline Twillie has been fighting since founding her consulting company […]

Weighing in before a boxing match is typically routine. But when Demond Nicholson stood on the scale for a scheduled bout in May 2019, he was already fighting for his life. Nicholson didn’t know it […]

With thousands of vacant properties in Baltimore — said to be as many as 15,000 in 2020 — the city has been struggling for years with an affordable housing crisis. A relatively new nonprofit, founded […]