Saying goodbye to a loved one, whether they’re headed off on a far-flung adventure, or a romance that has gone sour, a friendship falters, is never easy, as with all matters of the heart. Saying your final goodbye, however, as you wage the war for your life after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, is […]
His infamous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered from the steps of Washington, D.C’s LincolnMemorial in front of approximately 250,000 people on August 28, 1963, is forever etched in history. Today marks the birthday of the revolutionary civil rights movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, King was pivotal in ending the legal […]
On March 3, 2019, women from all over Los Angeles will descend upon Hansen Dam (Lakeview Terrace Recreational Center). for the historic event, Women Run LA (WRLA). The run benefits Safe Passage Heals, whose mission is to help break the cycle of domestic abuse by healing and empowering women and their children, enabling them to […]
They may only be youngsters, but this group of children is already making a huge difference to those whose life entails sleeping on the streets day in, day out. With the help of After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, Share Hope USA collected and assembled over 500 Hygiene Kits for the homeless on November 17, which will be […]
In recent years, Chicago has been known more for his bloodied, soaring crime levels than for its homeless population. But while the numbers of those out on the streets in Chicago seems minuscule compared to Los Angeles, there are still a total of 5,657 people, according to the 2017 Homeless Point-in-Time Count and Survey Report […]
With the death toll of “Camp Fire” currently estimated at around 48 and 80 people missing — most of them senior citizens, the California Wildfires are now considered to be the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in the state’s history. 100,000 acres of land have been destroyed in Northern California by Camp Fire, and in Southern California, 94,000 […]
By Samira Abrar I crawled into the car with my 6 sisters and parents in the middle of the night. The house across from our home in our town of Taluqan had been hit by a rocket. The Taliban had invaded and taken over our town. The ground was shaking from anti-Taliban coalition tanks. The […]
On Aug. 25., 2017, as Texas began to feel the wrath of Hurricane Harvey as the Category 4 hurricane became the first major hurricane to strike southern Texas since Celia in 1970, two Wildland Firefighters, Kevin Conley and Jay Anderson from Montana, left their jobs to go help those who were looking at their life in tatters after the catastrophe natural disaster. […]
Exactly a year ago, we started documenting the story of Paul Gaumond, a retired vet who was preparing to walk the 2,190 miles along the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail is the 3rd longest trail in the United States, ranging from Maine to Georgia. It covers 14 states, and a year ago, Paul estimated twelve months […]
Last May, we started chronicling the story of Marian McGlocklin, who then at just 19-month’s, was diagnosed with a fatal genetic disorder called Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Over time, NPC children slowly lose the ability to move, eat, speak or even breathe. Most diagnosed with NPC are not expected to live past their teenage years and the life expectancy of those diagnosed with […]
L.A. is in the grips of chronic homelessness –a ceaseless epidemic that shows no signs of abating. In the past six years alone, the numbers of those without a home, sleeping on the streets, and in shelters in the city of Los Angeles has surged 75%. Currently, it’s estimated that nearly 59,000 people lack a […]
They’ve bravely stood up to the government, vowed that “never again,” will there be a mass shooting at a school. And the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 of their fellow students were killed, are marching for their lives, and the lives of others. On March 14. at 10 […]
On Wednesday, America again witnessed a scene all too familiar: Sending their children off to school to get an education, to create a better life for themselves, only to be slaughtered at the hands of a mentally ill teen, who had a history which would have raised alarm bells everywhere — yet he could purchase […]
It’s important to remember that we should show our appreciation and love for those around us every day, not just on that day where love is traded as a commercial commodity. With that in mind, it was my neighbor who taught me the very essence of what that day should mean and here is a story […]
The homeless crisis is not just an American problem, but one that extends well beyond these shores. In Britain, for example, figures released in 2017 by the charity Shelter. show that more than 300,000 people in the U.K. are officially recorded as homeless or living in inadequate homes. To put that into perspective, the numbers equate to […]