by Nick Seymour | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
Scientists warn rising sea levels could soon be an unstoppable force, and Miami is already facing the consequences. According to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, the Miami area has experienced an increase in urban flooding...
by Jesse Sparks | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
In light of the recent increase in Zika cases, discussion about how to address the disease and the array of symptoms has been marked by confusion and misinformation about how Zika is transmitted and what steps officials need to take. A Brief Recap As of Sept. 2, the...
by John-Michael Murphy | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
After years of decline, HIV rates are climbing in Miami-Dade County. With roughly 2,500 new diagnoses in 2013 alone, the county has the highest number of new infections in the nation. Among the newly diagnosed, Latinx and Hispanic people are becoming infected at a...
by Cai Thomas | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
By day, Shana Manuel is a court-appointed criminal lawyer for indigent individuals. Once a month, she indulges her passion for comedy, taking the stage to tell stories that draw on her identities as a black married lesbian woman. She is the 2015 winner of the Pride...
by Daniele de Groot | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
What would you do if you could relate to only 4 percent of starring characters on primetime television? What if those characters faced continued hardship and often death? A 2012 study by the University of Indiana found that television has a negative impact on the...
by Siali Siaosi | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
When you think about a sex worker, images of knee-high fishnet stockings, red stilettos and dark street corners might come to mind. But as the ever-expanding sex industry begins to change and evolve, so, too, does the idea of what the average sex worker looks like. On...
by Senait Gebregiorgis | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
Conversations about homophobia, transphobia and biphobia in the African American community are nothing new and have been an orbiting narrative that we have heard one too many times. Remember when several black LGBTQ members fired back at author and LGBTQ activist Dan...
by Princess-India Alexander | Sep 10, 2016 | 2016 Project, Op-Ed, Stories |
Say “Black Lives Matter,” and images of fists raised in protest and graphics of slain black men immediately come to mind. Over the last three years, this movement has acted as a pillar of protest within the black community, but in this same vein it also struggles with...
by Louis Finley | Sep 9, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
The conversation surrounding PrEP reignited this year after a Toronto man contracted HIV while on Truvada. A local activist and an infectious disease expert share why they still promote using PrEP. About the Author Louis Finley is a senior at Temple University....
by Joon Park | Sep 9, 2016 | 2016 Project, Op-Ed, Stories |
As gay dating apps rise in popularity, so, too, does the use of race-selective language to filter out undesired connections. This is a highly contentious topic in the gay male community as we discern whether language such as “Vanilla or spice, no chocolate nor rice”...
by Kent McDonald | Sep 9, 2016 | 2016 Project, Op-Ed, Stories |
Gender-neutral bathrooms are more available than they have ever been; even the phrase “gender neutral” has become a buzzword for politicians and administrators as they attempt to navigate the turbulent aftermath of legislation like House Bill 2 in North Carolina....
by Charlie Kadado | Sep 9, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
This year marks the first presidential election year in 22 years that UNITY: Journalists for Diversity will not host a convention. But, as the organization works to restructure, the future of the organization’s convention structure remains to be seen, UNITY President...
by Charlie Kadado | Sep 8, 2016 | 2016 Project, Stories |
The 2016 NLGJA Convention kicked off Sept. 8 at the Ritz-Carlton in Miami. More than 300 LGBTQ journalists are expected to attend the conference and media summit. About the Author Charlie Kadado is a senior broadcast journalism major at Wayne State University in...
