Elizabeth Payne watched the evening news with disbelief from her home in Fairfax County. Four Fairfax County Public High Schools students were sex trafficked, and targeted via social media in May 2012. She could not believe kids in Fairfax County were victims of sex trafficking. Anyone under the age of 18 who performs a…
Mission: The mission of Fairy Tales Retold is retell popular stories with a twist and confront all types of discrimination that is normalized, including colorism, ageism, and sexism in a memorable and entertaining manner. The female princesses and characters show their true selves and share their several ambitions. You may be surprised to find out…
Fairfax, Va. – It’s Wednesday at 1 a.m. and Reece Quinones is still editing a video for work. The deadline is Friday at 5 p.m., but she is a graduate student, a mother of her son, and works 84 hours a week at two jobs. So she sacrifices her sleep to get the project done. This…
Fairfax, Va. – The clock strikes 1 a.m. Reece Quinones is still editing a video for work. She came home from work at 11pm. The deadline: 5 p.m. on Sept. 19. She sacrifices her sleep to return to work early to meet her deadline and have enough time to go to class. This lifestyle is common…
Clifton, Va. – Beyond winding roads, estates with white picket fences and horses, lays the Historic Town of Clifton in Fairfax County, Virginia, established in 1868. People drive their cars over the rusty railroad tracks to enter the town. The pace immediately slows down. American flags can be seen everywhere. Raindrops roll off. Yellow and pink…
Games, Muslim dating, and tea, aren’t words you hear together normally. On March 31, 2018, Beyond Chai, a Muslim Matrimonial organization, hosted a “Game Night for Single Muslims,” to help Muslim singles meet each other in Baltimore, Maryland. Maliha Malik, a marriage and family therapist and couch for BeyondChai, helps singles understand what they are…
Pam K. shares her insight as an immigrant and entrepreneur.
April 4th, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr, Martin Luther King, is a reminder that we still have a long way to go for his dream to come true. His dream that his, “four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of…
A change in consumer habits and online sales are closing down stores. Bruce Strickland, an employee from Toy Trains & Collectibles in Manassas, VA and train hobbyist for over 55 years, shares his insight.
Muhammad Usman shares why he founded ILCPlus.