We are still in the midst of an HIV epidemic and we must not forget this: bring the ice bucket on Growing up in the South Bronx I saw many individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS, although I was a bit young to understand that. However, it stayed in my consciousness and in

My obsession with understanding: The étouffée sounds yummy and glorious but the crab will kill me   A few years back, I was with a work colleague conducting an organizational assessment in Florida. We sat with the executive director of said organization, going through the structured interview tool, while also trying to

Traveling the US guzzling sweet tea, noshing on peach pie, training up a storm and making new friends: All in a summer day's work Although New York is the city that never sleeps, there is such a thing as casual Fridays in the summertime in some offices. The thought being that

As a national capacity building assistance provider and on-the-ground researchers, we travel the world over. Well, really the US. You get our drift, though, right? There is nothing more reinvigorating for our internalization and affection for our agency mission than going out and meeting new partners, new leaders and new

In this deep-freeze polar vortex moment, I'm pensive about the health of our nation  Daily Challenge: Write here, write now -Being in the Moment The train is rolling and whistling away. My head is fuzzy and out of nowhere my body just keeps sneezing. The sneezes are interrupting my thoughts which I