During the initial months of the pandemic, I volunteered to work at a hospital in Brooklyn, responding to the governor’s call for healthcare workers. Admittedly, I was not the most experienced, having only worked as an EMT for 12 hours. However, the hospital HR administrator recognized my lack of experience and suggested I work in …
Earlier this month, the Pac-12 athletic conference, which has been around for a hundred years, was dealt a devastating blow. In just a few hours, five member universities decided to leave for rival conferences that offered them huge financial rewards through TV-sports contracts. Jemele Hill, writing for The Atlantic, described this move as a clash …
In 2020, as the world slowly began opening up again, my son and his friends ventured out while my daughter, Izzy, stayed home. At three years old, Izzy was ripe for learning and yearned for the company of other children. Finding the right school for her had been a journey filled with challenges. Izzy was …