Unless you’ve worked in healthcare or education, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study. This seminal research, nearly 30 years ago, revealed just how harmful “household dysfunction” can be for children and, more importantly, how those early experiences shape our health across a lifetime. Despite its significance, it remains one of the most important public health studies most people have never heard of. If you’re encounteri

“We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity in this nation. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches and freedom and the security of justice.” -Dr. King While there has been progress made for African Americans on many fronts in the last 60 years, I often wonder if Dr. King, like my 103-year-old grandmother, would be shocked to witness the current backlash, human rights reversals and