People with mental disabilities cannot be forgotten

Mental disability is a condition that limits a person’s intellectual capacity, resulting directly or indirectly from injury to the brain or from abnormal neurological development. In Africa, people with mental and psycho social disabilities are among the most marginalized groups. Most families are not prepared to cope with learning their loved one has a mental disability. The discussions on mental disability are still insignificant and taboo in most communities. In years gone, there is still poo

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On the Margins of Identity

Credits: Ricardo EsquivelI can still hear the chanting coming from the TV: “Build the wall, build the wall!”. With the election of the 45th president of the United States, my community has been denigrated on the political stage. I am the Mexican of his United States-- an invasive species. My mother tongue is a threatening weapon and my vibrant culture poses a threat to the American Dream. My entire being is policed by ignorance. Leading up to the election, the idea of prejudice wasn’t so forward

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On the Margins of Sexuality

The summer breeze was swiftly coming in through the open window as the sound of my mom’s miniature speaker played Selena’s “I Could Fall In Love With You.” Being in a Latino household, I was surrounded by many songs like these that made me believe in the cliche power of love. My concept of romance began when I was a kid and I watched the romantic scenes play out in the dramatic telenovelas my mother would play. I remember that in every single novela, love would prevail and there would be a grea

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