Local Voices

By Nia Renee Gilbert The "American Dream" is bullshit. Well, maybe it's not complete bullshit. But the way it is taught and known here in the U.S., it is. For many Americans, we are taught the "American Dream" at a young age.

Life's Elements It's just another work day at the shelter providing s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s, Big Cheez's mantra. A native of Chicago and another from Guinea are transferred to the shelter over the weekend.

By Robin Smith, Excellence Baby Academy As Nick Kristoff writes in his The New York Times piece entitled " America is Flint ," lead poisoning goes far beyond Flint and seems to be even worse in many parts of the United States.

By Agunda Okeyo The ?#? NinaSimone? biopic staring ?#? ZoeSaldana? in effective blackface is so disturbing and equally apropo to reveal the serious problem of white people telling black people's stories.

AP Photo: Bebeto Matthews By Laurie A.

Men's Shelter Being the Vocational Program Coordinator means Joy contributes to the number of men that move out of the shelter by writing resumes that help get the employed. These resumes also give some men new found pride in the work they've done.

Golden Lab Painted By Harriet Faith. Quote By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Model Ajak Deng? By Agunda Okeyo Shout out to high fashion model ?#? AjakDeng? for speaking her truth! This gorgeous woman decided to leave the fashion game this week, expressing disdain for "fakes and lies" in the modeling industry.

In the most recent episode of "The Walking Dead," Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurrira) have started a "love thang.

East Brooklyn Community High School is a transfer high school in Brooklyn's East Flatbush Neighborhood. Students are overaged and under-credited.