I’m A Man Who Was Sexually Assaulted At 8 Years Old. I Kept It Secret For Years — Until Now.
The author in Los Angeles in 2022. Photograph by Ryan Clemens Note: The following essay includes depictions of sexual assault. After three years of intensive therapy and a lifetime of denying the reality of my past, I can finally say it out loud: When I was 8 years old, I was sexually assaulted. My mom […]
Oprah, Smithsonian Channel To Explore Health Care Inequities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel are partnering to highlight racial disparities in the health care system through a new campaign and documentary. The network revealed on Thursday the Color of Care campaign to create a solution toward health equity. The campaign will follow the premiere of Winfrey’s “The Color of […]
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older. L.A.’s Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to require all students 12 and older to be vaccinated before they can attend […]