By Elizabeth Cropper As a single mother, I’ve sometimes struggled to provide for my family. Things became even more difficult six years ago, when I sustained a hip injury while working at my job in a warehouse. This accident left me permanently disabled with debilitating chronic pain and unable to work. My son and I […]
Virginia’s gubernatorial race is set to be one of the most contentious elections the Commonwealth has seen in a long time. The Democratic nominee in the race is Former Governor Terry McAuliffe, a polarizing figure who was heavily criticized by progressive members of his own party during the Democratic Primary. McAuliffe is facing off against […]
AS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN IN MY NATRUAL ME BLOG Recently in substance abuse counseling class, we were discussing the ability to acknowledge depression. Someone from another country stated that to her, the idea of being depressed was foreign, because in their country, people have so many struggles and trials that they don’t stop and think about […]
This article was published in partnership with My Natural Me. This month we are bringing awareness to Domestic Violence, (also referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), dating abuse, or relationship abuse). While many identify abuse as physical violence, domestic violence is more than this. The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines abuse as a pattern […]
If you are attending any NFL game in stadiums across the country, you’re going to be standing a little longer than usual for the national anthem. That’s because in addition to “The Star-Spangled Banner,” they are now going to also be playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the Black national anthem. While this symbolic gesture […]
On Tuesday, September 21, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted 6-0 to denounce Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project. Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project have been a hot topic of discussion in public school systems across the nation recently, and if one thing is obvious from those discussions, it is that […]
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be […]
The Virginia gubernatorial election is just a month and a half away, and the field is looking as hopeless as a superhero movie starring Ben Affleck. The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race has Democrat former Governor Terry McAuliffe facing off against Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin, but despite McAuliffe’s decades-long political career, his campaign, yet again, displayed […]
What has been a never-ending conflict perpetrated by predominantly right-winged agitators finally made its way to the steps of Prince William County on Wednesday night. The war over the teaching of Critical Race Theory, which has turned into a myriad of heated school board meetings all over the country, including Loudoun County, escalated at the […]
On Tuesday during the Prince William County Board of Supervisors meeting, Police Chief Peter Newsham discussed a myriad of issues, from programs they have initiated to defending a recent investigation of a private citizen who sent an email to Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey. Although most of the conversation stemmed from the latter, there was […]
