

World Suicide Prevention Day
It's World Suicide Prevention Day! Maybe it's weird to be upbeat about this day, but honestly I am just so glad that enough people have made enough noise for long enough that the world has taken notice! Also, this day is a day that reminds me/gives me an excuse to take extra care of myself and also tell the ones I love how much I love them. YOU, if you are reading this, I love you and I am so glad that YOU exist. Suicide has been a part of my life since junior high. That was


The Justice System Needs a New Name
"They are Jusef Antron Kevin Raymond and Korey. Those are their names and we need to KNOW them and SAY their names." (Ava DuVernay) Over the last few days I have raged and wept over Ava DuVernay's latest work, "When They See Us.' Ava takes the viewer on a journey through the 'Central Park 5' case through the eyes of the five young boys, wrongly accused of rape and assault in 1989. These BOYS, 14-16 years old, were in the wrong place at the wrong time, running through Cen























