Managing my mental health can be incredibly difficult in and of itself. Still, it is even more challenging when you come from a cultural background that has conditioned you to perceive mental health issues as that beggar in front of the corner store – everyone sees him, but everyone pretends he doesn’t exist, thus leaving you with little to no resources to help you manage.
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By Cara Berg Powers Worcester is in the news again, and again, not in a good way. As if the coverage of our schools’ bungled…
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By Etel Haxhiaj, Director of Public Education & Advocacy at Central MA Housing Alliance “I don’t know if I can afford to live in this…
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By Nathan Cummings A month ago, I submitted a petition to the Worcester City Council, with a modest goal to increase transparency at the WPD…
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By Jordan Berg Powers I have been thinking a lot about the disastrous and frankly dangerous presentation from the Worcester Superintendent and selected pediatricians on…
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By Member Voice Editor’s note- we have printed the Press Release from Member Voice in its entirety. Member Voice seeks a retraction of prior public…
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by Rush Frazier My name is Rush Frazier, a Black AFAB non-binary queer person. I’m a Worcester native. I’m working class. I’ve been a grassroots…
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By Andres Lorenzana As it stands, Worcester is in a precarious place, with the outbreak of COVID-19, the City’s plans for an economic overturn of…
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by Brandi Dewar and Erin Roache, leader teachers at Quinsigamond Children’s School Quinsigamond Community College has cut the staff at the campus’ top-rated Children’s School,…
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Editors Note: The author has allowed us to publish this letter, which was sent to the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education July 23. By…
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