A man impacted by the injustice system we live in. He was told many things that were lies, destroying his inner peace, mental state, and his perceptions in life. Listening to people say, "He wasn't enough for anything." Throughout his journey, Andy Lopez has learned about himself. A hunger, quenched by curiosity and education, only became stronger when he experienced his darkest moment. A spark (light) Christ ignited; he plans to create a system free of biases, discrimination, oppression, and racism. And free of prisons. Listen in!

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. A major concern is that the incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing in the Western world. Please, get checked out by medical, and find out what may be happening in your body before it's too late.

John Zgaljic joined the United States Marine Corps in 1968 and was a decorated Marine veteran who toured two tours of Vietnam. Court marshaled twice, was forced into a bad conduct discharge. Traumatized by the effects of war, and what he saw in Vietnam, John began abusing alcohol to escape reality. One thing led to another; John committed a crime to survive in the streets. An incident occurred where John blacked out, standing accused of four homicides, John went to trial and lost. He was facing four cases: one murder-in-the-second-degree charge and three cases of Manslaughter-in-the-first degree. John was given by the trial judge 18 years to life in New York State prison. John's first facility was Attica Correctional in 1985. John's time in prison was good and bad throughout his thirty-five years of incarceration. John managed to obtain his bachelor's degree and helped put a few dogs from (PBB) Puppies Behind Bars through graduation during his incarceration. After ten denials from the Parole board, finally, John was granted his release and he is Thriving.

October is upon us, and everyone is preparing for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a reminder that there is a gruesome disease that is out to get a second base. These sweet, pink pastels are there to nudge us, saying, "Hey, don't forget to examine your breasts, get your doctor to check them out too, and schedule your mammogram." After all, 1 in 8 U.S. women and 1 in 1000 U.S. men will develop invasive breast cancer throughout their lifetime, and being proactive in this fight is crucial.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October 1987 to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues. Too many of our Queens and Kings experience all kinds of abuse, from physical to financial abuse. Over the past 30 years, much progress has been made to support domestic violence, victims and survivors, to hold abusers accountable, and to create and update legislation to further those goals.

My name is Christopher Harley. I was a survivor of my own decisions in my younger years. During his childhood, Chris faced many choices, some good and some bad. Growing up in poverty and in a single-family home, Chris never had any positive role models guiding him in the correct direction, which pushed him into the street life for survival. During his time in the streets, Chris faced twenty-two years for his harmful actions and coping out to 10 years in prison. Throughout his journey in life, it has made him a better-rounded and humbler man.

Because he took the time to work on himself through introspection.

"Make your time count, don't count the time. Every day is a struggle!" is what Cris says.

In 2019 we lost 47,511 lives to suicide. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for individuals aged 10-34 and the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. Attempts: 1,400,000 Planned a Suicide: 3,500,000 Serious thoughts of Suicide: 12,000,000 adults and 3,000,000 youth. As you can see from the numbers, Suicide prevention is critical to saving lives.

Child sex trafficking is a form of child abuse that occurs when a child under 18 is advertised, solicited, or exploited through commercial sex acts. A commercial sex act is any sex act where something of value- such as money, drugs, or a place to stay- is given to or received by any person for sexual activity. If you are a witness to a sex trafficking crime, please call 1-800- THE-LOST

Years of wealth inequality, America is a leading country that uses human capital for financial gain. Since Covid-19, the Rich have been gaining financial freedom even more. The debilitating middle class is almost wiped out while the poor struggle to survive.

Life expectancy in my community is lacking. Public health in communities like mine is not a priority, both personally and on a structural level. People are dying of ailments that would have been addressed if redlining wasn't used, in the past, as a tool to ban certain areas from funding. Covid-19 highlighted the biased and racist laws and policies politicians kept in place. They are making it challenging to receive excellent medical attention by design if they cannot capitalize financially from poor health. We do not trust the systems in our communities, let alone in this country since they are rooted in structural racism. And we are paying for it dearly with our lives. #healthiswealth Let's do a better job at protecting ourselves, mentally and physically, so we can live a prosperous life.