Yasmin Shiraz » 2009

Black Male Speaks: Dad Busted My Mom’s Head Open (Video)

When I heard this courageous young man’s story of growing up in a household where domestic violence was the norm, I knew I had to share it with you all. He’s strong and shared how he saw his father be violent with his mother on a regular basis. If you want to use a video [...]

Posted by Yasmin in Every Corner, students, teen, tv, violence, youth. This post has No Comments.

Tags: african american male, black male, dad beat mom, Domestic Violence, Every Corner

Teens Say Mario and Lady Gaga Music = Junk Food

A panel of teens in Boston have equated Mario’s, Jamie Foxx’s and Lady Gaga’s music as junk food as in young people shouldn’t listen to too much of it! Ha! There are tons of songs nobody should listen to. If I were to put out a list it’d be pretty long. Anyway, this panel of [...]

Posted by Yasmin in Celebrity, Entertainment, music, R&B, singer, singers, teen, youth. This post has 1 Comment.

Tags: jamie foxx, Lady Gaga, mario, Miss Independent, NeYo

The Faces of Sex Slaves: HIV+ Girls in Lagos, Nigeria

The above photo was captured from MSNBC. Girls as young as 12 are working in a prostitution ring to survive in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria. They do not use any protection, so most of the girls are infected with HIV. They work for pimps who provide protection to them.– MSNBC.COM It’s interesting that someone [...]

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Tags: AIDS, disease, HIV, Lagos, Nigeria, Sex Slaves

HIV+ Leah Talks About HIV Discrimination (Video)

Leah is a young mom from the UK who is HIV+. She explains what it is like to have a child and how they’ve been treated. Support and Respect the worldwide fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Today is World AIDS Day!

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Tags: AIDS, disease, HIV, World AIDS Day

Call to Action: Respect & Support World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Today and in honor of World AIDS Day we should all wear red in respect and support of those who have long been fighting for a cure for HIV/AIDS, for those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and for those who are living with HIV/AIDS today. People think that AIDS [...]