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Source: picture alliance / Getty The “pro-life” party is once again proving that it only cares about the lives of straight, cisgender people. Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that it would be shuttering a line on the national suicide hotline specifically made for LGBTQ youth. According to CBS News, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that the “press 3 option” will be removed from […]

Source: SDI Productions / Getty The Trump administration’s ongoing crusade against anything revolving around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has affected all facets of American life. From business, college admissions, to even the military, the administration has launched a concerted effort to make life harder for any Black, brown, and LGBTQ Americans. The attacks on DEI have even extended into healthcare, with Michigan quietly renaming one of its offices focused […]

Source: filo / Getty I’m 32, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve heard about how Social Security was on its way to being depleted. It’s been a known issue, yet there’s been no meaningful legislation to address it. As a result, rising health costs and recent legislation have led to the projected “go-broke” date moving up for both Social Security and Medicare. According to AP, an annual […]

Source: iantfoto / Getty There used to be a thing called boredom. Not the kind you complain about with Wi-Fi and seven streaming platforms within reach. I’m talking about real boredom; staring-at-the-ceiling, watching-ants-on-the-sidewalk, “ain’t-nothing-on-but-soap-operas-after-The-Price-Is-Right” boredom. And as a Black Gen X dad who grew up in the era of Jheri curls, tube socks, and universal latchkey kid protocol (see: “Don’t you let nobody in this house.”), I say this without […]