I had the pleasure of attending the "Breaking The Blues Stigma-Wellness Event," presented by the Zeta Phi Beta, Inc., Gamma Zeta Zeta Chapter (Columbus, Ohio.) This event was set up in an effort to bring awareness to an issue that continues to affect many families and communities. That issue is, the silence of mental health issues. Thousands of individuals silently suffer from mental illness everyday. Unfortunately, they go untreated because they are too ashamed and embar

Planned Parenthood announced it will be closing four of its 12 clinics in Iowa. This was due to the new Republican led Legislature cutting its state funding this year. The facilities are slated to be shut down as of June 30th. The closings will surely effect the number of Planned Parenthood facilities in Iowa that provide abortions as well as other services such as, birth control, emergency contraceptives, and testing for STDs. Not only that, more than 30 employees within th