I grew up as an only child in a very protective Detroit household that did not allow me to hang out with a lot of other children on the street or as we called it “the block”. I longed for friends on the weekends after school concluded on Friday afternoon…

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT but are we talking about the potential bias that might be hidden within the dataset. If you have not heard about ChatGPT you might be living under a rock. I would say a pretty huge rock. A really, really huge rock… So I digress. AI…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various industries, including healthcare, finance, and education. However, AI is not immune to biases, which can have significant implications for individuals and society as a whole. What is AI Bias? AI bias refers to the systematic errors in algorithms or models that lead to…

Recognizing Not All Spaces Are Empty My fiancé, David, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020 before most people even had a chance to purchase masks and quarantine for the year that would follow. I dropped him off outside the hospital and went home to wait by the phone. Imaginable…

A New Normal Doesn’t Exist ‘They’ say the world would never be the same. Talks of a new normal loom. Many believe the pandemic is over but few really understand what that means to some of us. “We are heading back to the way things were,” many argue. To me…

The Separation Between You and Your Loved ‘ONE’ Dear Friend, It hurt me that I had to be the bearer of bad news when I informed you that we had to go our separate ways. You had been with me since we were young. You were there when I was…

Now that society has appeared to slowly be opening up, people are returning to ‘normal’ after a year or more of what appeared to be everyone’s worst nightmare. For over a million people however, returning to normal is a luxury held by a small few. The ‘normal’ that was previous…

Ally is A Verb, Not a Noun! How can I help people of color (POC) and LGBTQIA+ groups? How can I advocate for the less fortunate? How can I support Asian Americans being attacked by US terrorists? You have heard the term ‘allies’ but what does that really mean to you? What steps will you take to…

Think for a moment about a time when you judged someone based on their appearance, the car they were driving, or even their accent. If I say ‘southern born’ what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Large figure? Disabled veteran? African American? Transgender? Jewish? Single parent? Women…