Women have the legal protection when it comes to breastfeeding in public.
On July 24, the NY Daily News reported that a city police officer is charging the NYPD with interference with her right to breast pump while at work to feed her baby. Although many states hav…
Join SOHP and Celebrate Happiness
The Secret Society of Happy People (SOHP) has declared August as #ISeeHappy month. SOHP was created in 1998 with an unanswered letter to Ann Landers. The organization is actually not so secret any more, having been featured in Peop…
Felony disenfranchisement laws prevent felons from voting.
A huge class action lawsuit was recently filed in federal court in New Orleans. Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) is requesting voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals in the state. Although the l…
More Americans are engaging in road rage, or aggressive driving.
Summer is the time of road trips to the beach or the mountains. The roads are busier than ever with parents wanting to take their kids to the local park to get out of the house during the summer. New …
If you can forgive, it may benefit your mental health.
When you get the wrong drink at your coffee shop, how do you respond? Maybe you think, “Oh, they made a mistake. They’re busy, I’ll just have them fix it.” Then there’s the, “I’m never coming here…
Dealing with Depression and Mental illness should not be delt with alone
It was about two years ago when the world learned that Robin Williams had ended his life. Early reports on social media that this beloved comic had died on August 11, 2014 were met with skepti…
Many children grow up watching Disney Princesses
Most parents count on Disney movies to be safe for kids. Most of the movies released through Disney and its affiliates, such as Marvel and Pixar, tend to be G or PG movies that are family-oriented with a positive the…
We honor Helen Keller and her contribution to society on Helen Keller Day
On June 27, 1880, Helen Adams Keller entered the world in Tuscambia, Alabama. And each year on June 27th we honor her with remembering her contribution with Helen Keller Day.
Her fam…
Reminder to never forget the Holocaust
The United States is home to more than 40 museums and memorials dedicated to remembering the Holocaust. Some critics wonder why New York City or Los Angeles should be home to a memorial of this tragedy, but America is home to …
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that researchers in the United States were growing human organs inside of pigs. A pig embryo is gene edited. For example, the DNA of the embryo that would let it grow a pancreas is deleted. Then, human stem cells are injected in…
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