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Women from all around the world relate to one another regardless of their race, religion,or sexuality by one thing, menstrual cycles. There are 1.8 billion girls and women ofreproductive age in the world. Of that, 500 million lack adequate facilities and resources tomanage their periods. This leaves many women and young girls to not show up to school, quitschool completely, and sometimes even death. Less than half of the girl’s population of specificareas such as Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, do not have access to different hygienesolutions. “Around the…

Poverty, violence, crime, and hunger has affected many communities throughout the world. NewOrleans has the nation’s highest official poverty rate amongst the 50 largest metros cities in the UnitedStates. Violence has struck families as mothers must bury their children, crime has become a lifestyleyoung people live by, and some families barely have enough money to bring food home. Organizationslike Cafe Reconcile help push back against these global issues by educating it’s youth and pushing forth anew found sense of opportunity. “Our mission is to help opportunity youth who have been…

Throughout history, the African American woman has been placed behind the scenes ofmany triumphs. With a country built behind the social constructs of racism and sexism, blackwomen have constantly played the role of hidden figures. Without these hidden figures we wouldnot be where we are today. During World War II, responsibilities back at home throughout the news displayed whitewomen Rosie the Riveters. What the media didn’t show was that behind all of the pro-whitepropaganda, laid Black Rosie the Riveters. These women were the backbone behind the war.They affected the war…

Many people struggle to express what they are feeling, experiencing, or what they aretrying to communicate. As a young man struggling to find out who he wanted to be in this world,poet Bill Lavender turned to writing his life out using his words. “I don’t know how to choose a moment to write about. You just kind of pick a momentalmost at random to write about. It’s almost like thinking about what random childhood memorythat keeps you up at 3 a.m. There are millions of ways to look, talk, and…

As New Orleans prepares for the upcoming Jazz Fest weekends many artists from allover the world have come to show their pieces, many for a greater cause. The Making MetalMagic exhibit held at the Angela King art gallery on Wednesday April 24, included three masterHaitian sculptors. The proceeds of the event is solely going to an orphanage in Port-au-Prince,Haiti. After the earthquake that shook Haiti in 2010, many young children were left without theirfamilies and without shelter. The Foyer Espoir Pour Les Enfants orphanage better known asFEPE, helped save the…