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PROOF: Media for Social Justice, A Human Rights Photo Editor’s Legacy
PROOF: MEDIA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE “In a way they are activists because the work they’re doing is very dangerous. I believe they’re very brave and very courageous in the work that they do, even though their role is not to […]
TCK Spotlight: World Renowned Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Chef Marcus Samuelsson is a world-renowned chef that incorporates his cultures in his cooking every single day. I recently received the honor of being able to send Chef Marcus some questions about his life growing up and how he continually produces […]
Part 3: Obergefell v Hodges – A Brief Background
When speaking with some friends a few weeks back about the upcoming decision made from the Marriage Equality Case from the U.S. Supreme Court, I was reminded of a song from my childhood. Specifically, a song from School House Rock […]
American Baseball: Recap of early 2015 Spring Training action
Across the Florida Grapefruit League and the Arizona Cactus League, real life, honest to goodness baseball games have started. Sunday, March 1 kicked off 2015 Spring Training when the University of Tampa defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Games between MLB […]
Crossing Cultures, A TCK Story: Ivan Ross
I have known Ivan Ross for fifteen years; we grew up seemingly chasing each other around the world, starting in Malaysia, then to Egypt and crossing paths once again in Texas. This can happen quite a bit with TCKs, it […]
International Human Trafficking Prevention Taken to a New Level
Each year, 600,000-800,000 men, women and children are trafficked across international borders. Approximately 80 percent are women and girls. Human trafficking is the second largest source of illegal income worldwide, exceeded only by drug trafficking. International organization Stop the Traffik […]
Andreja Pejić – A new role Model for Trans* Youth
Androgynous facial structures and body types have always been desired attributes in the fashion industry, but what happens when your androgynous look is centered in your gender identity, not in your attempt to further your success? You may come across […]
SERIES: The power of sport – The Challenges, Part I of III
Part 1: The challenges Being in a new and different country can be challenging no matter how well traveled a person is. A new country poses problems like language barriers and lack of knowledge about local cultural customs and norms […]