Desmond Hasty won’t admit it, but every day inside his computer science classroom at Boys’ Latin is a struggle. Each day, Hasty stands in front of each child, no less than 15 per class, and tries to teach them one…
My best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed over the past…
Neighbors living near Kensington and Allegheny avenues, one of the most notorious drug corners in the city, canceled a planned protest against supervised injection facilities on April 19.
Almost two decades ago, in every urban locale across America, you could find them everywhere.They were hard to miss, and you could usually score one for about five bucks.
Marijuana is classified by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Schedule I drug, which means the agency believes it has a high potential for abuse and no medical benefits.Both this legal status and a lack of funding have slowed…
When I first started dating my girlfriend, I asked her about past boyfriends and she said she hadn’t met the right guy yet. After dating for nine years, I found out about a past boyfriend and looked through her e-mails.…