embracing my Afro-Latina roots ‘helped me learn to love myself’
When New Yorker Ligia Cushman moved to the Deep South., she realized her community was not accepting of her Afro-Latina heritage, and as a result, neither was she. Cushman shares how she came to embrace her Dominican roots.
’It really helped my recovery’: Veterans on service dogs and mental health
President Biden signed into law a pilot program to help struggling veterans with service dogs. Isa Gutiérrez speaks with some veterans who attest their service dogs helped them with their PTSD, following their service.
NYC delivery workers unite to make conditions safer amid rights legislation
New York City Council passed legislation aimed at protecting the rights of delivery workers. Isa Gutiérrez speaks to workers who have united to make conditions safer.
'I need this': Afghan student finds refuge after fleeing Taliban takeover
An Afghan student found refuge in a college campus in upstate New York after being forced to leave his family behind to avoid the Taliban takeover.