Whether we’re for or against it — or even aware of it — new legislation exists for Florida public schools. On March 28, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education law, which will take effect...
I thought school was the place we send our kids without worrying whether they’d come home alive:
Sending our children every day, because that’s what good parents do.
On the first days of school, telling them not to cry, assuring them...
Even if you didn’t watch the Oscars, you know what I’m talking about. It was straight out of the movies: A-list cast, iconic setting, and an unexpected fight scene. Except the Smith vs. Rock fight on Oscars night was...
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" said Fred Rogers, the iconic creator and...
It was a horrifying video. Someone in Ukraine was filming out their window, watching as a jet approached. Within seconds, a missile could be seen zooming toward the apartment building; the person recording, seemingly a mom, only had a...
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor, civil rights activist, diplomat, and director, has died at the age of 94, a heartbreaking loss for people across the world.
Poitier's story begins with his Bahamian parents, visiting Miami when his mother went into...
As if 2020 and 2021 weren't hard enough on us already, 2022 had to strike early and brutally. In less than two weeks, we've lost America's Grandma and America's Dad. Betty White, the beloved Golden Girl, and Bob Saget,...
Twenty years ago, I watched in horror, on live television, as people jumped out of the World Trade Center to escape the flames, even though it meant jumping to their deaths.
Ten years ago, I was pregnant and kissing my...
You found it. Your dream home. The place you and your family will live for the rest of your lives (well until the kids hopefully move out).
But then it happens. It’s already under contract before you could even think...
Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time -- some say the greatest athlete -- had all the pressure in the world on her shoulders this week. And that's practically a literal statement; leading up to the Tokyo Olympics,...
It was a moment Britney Spears fans and Free Britney supporters have been waiting for, wondering if and when it would ever happen. For well over a decade, we have waited to hear her story, her voice. And not...
Yes, you read that right. In honor of the 35th anniversary of American Girl dolls, the company has just re-released the original cast — Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, Felicity, Addy, and Josefina. Included with each retro-inspired American Girl packaging will...