My mother was the heart of our family. She provided the love, care and strength that held us together. She provided ...

Being a Black woman in America is a journey – one where love, identity, and self expression are constantly in conversation ...

Growing up gay means learning to edit yourself—until one day, you realize the only story worth telling is the unedited version. But getting to that point was a journey for Max. Max, 34, grew up in a ...

A nonprofit run by Barak and Sara Bomani, of Compton, was recently awarded a three-year grant to create 200 jobs for local teenagers and young adults. The $897,000 grant from the Los Angeles County ...

Two of the scariest moments of my life happened not on a hospital bed while I was getting surgery -- a fairly common part of my childhood -- but when I was vacationing with my family. I was born with ...