If there is anyone suited to lead the battle cry to the class of 2021, it’s Anne
Laurie Pierre. And she knows she’s not the only one who made sacrifices and
missed out on opportunities.
Failure rates are up at Everett High School, where more than half the students
live in poverty and the burden of the pandemic has made it hard for many
students to prioritize school.
As the nation marks Black History Month during a pandemic and a racial
reckoning, Empowering Young Black Excellence has become a forum for
enlightening, inspiring and sometimes difficult conversations.
The pandemic has exacted a brutal toll on Anne Laurie Pierre’s family. But just
when things felt utterly bleak, she got some good news about her future.
Activists say doctors should not perform surgery on intersex babies before
they’re old enough to consent. In the medical community, though, many say that
decision-making for children should remain parents’ responsibility.
Gender nonconforming students are four times more likely to experience mental
health problems than their peers who identify with the sex they were born with,
according to a new study by Boston University’s School of Public Health.