When Education Post asked me to write something for Pride I had to sit down and think. And think. Then I tossed and turned in bed and now I find myself sitting in front of my computer in the middle...
This piece is dedicated to my mother, affectionately known as Lovely. Even as I write this, I am still recovering from the impacts of mental illness and suicide. Though there are suicide hotlines and...
My parents, Jerry and Emily, had three daughters. I’m the oldest, followed by Carla two years later, and then my youngest sister. Carla, I’m told, was difficult from birth, more moody and unhappy...
It’s Mental Health Awareness month and that is either the perfect—or most imperfect—time for the release of Season 2 of the wildly popular and controversial Netflix series, "13 Reasons Why." Last...
In just two years, school counselor Kirsten Perry has served as a catalyst for transforming North Lawndale Community Academy, a neighborhood elementary school in one of Chicago’s poorest and most...
