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Lucy Esparza-Casarez thinks she caught the coronavirus while working the polls during California’s 2020 primary election, before bringing it home to her husband, David, her sister-in-law Yolanda, and her mother-in-law, Balvina. Though Lucy herself developed what she calls “the worst flu times 100,” David fared worse. Lucy took him to …

The city of Orlando recently announced the expansion of its Summer Youth Employment Program, which will provide summer internships to between 300 and 400 teenagers and give them each a bank account, an income of $14 an hour, and financial literacy training.  According to The Orlando Sentinel, the teens will be …

Mecklenburg Council of Elders is a champion for at-risk youth. As reported by The Charlotte Observer, the nonprofit organization based in Charlotte, North Carolina, works vigorously with the criminal justice sector, launching a diversion program for the betterment of at-risk youth and to create “viable citizens.” The juvenile court intervention program …

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Over the past two years, there’s been a significant shift in thinking toward therapy. Attitudes surrounding mental health have begun to change, and there’s been a concerted effort to encourage people to embrace mental health and seek out ways to ensure a clearer mind. Therapy sessions are no longer limited …

Photo: Ser Baffo/HBO Max Marlon Wayans is looking to launch the next big names in comedy with a new stand-up special at HBO Max. Per a press release provided to The Root, Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners premieres Thursday, April 21 on HBO Max and features “actor D.C. Ervin, social …

0 New York State Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin who has been arrested and charged with bribery and fraud for allegedly directing state funds to a group controlled by a real estate developer who was a campaign donor, leaves a courthouse in New York, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery New …

Social Media Personality Kerrion Franklin attends the premiere of “Bad Boys: Los Angeles” on March 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)Photo: Paul Archuleta (Getty Images) Kerrion Franklin, estranged son of gospel superstar Kirk Franklin, has reportedly been arrested and held without bond after he was …

One peculiarity of European aristocrats is that their names pile up, like snowdrifts. It’s lunchtime in Tirana, the capital of Albania, and I am about to meet Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu, crown prince of the Albanians. Explore the May 2022 Issue Check out more from this issue …

Miya Ponsetto, better known to the world as “SoHo Karen,” has avoided jail time with a plea deal after she went viral over a year ago for attacking and wrongly accusing a Black teen of stealing her iPhone at a New York hotel. According to The New York Post, the …