Posts by Sangria Lester

Jan 20, 2023— Learning to love takes time, sometimes a long time. Sometimes we feel crushed and like we can’t rise up again, but Antoinette Pienaars wish for humanity is for all to know that we are never completely dead inside. Life can begin again. Mother Nature teaches us the truth of our resilience and…

Black History Month is an annual celebration in the United States that recognizes the history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans every February.  Although we certainly don’t need an awareness holiday to embrace and honor Black history, this month is an opportunity to reconcile with the past, pave the way for a more just future,…

It’s estimated that around one billion people globally have a mental or substance use disorder. These statistics alone — gathered by Our World in Data — in no way paint a complete picture of the realities associated with global mental health. As a result of cultural stigmas, lack of access, affordability, and discrimination, countless people…

This Sunday will be the Chinese, or Lunar New Year. Departing will be the celestial sign of the Tiger, as we enter the year of the Rabbit (tù (兔). An earthly-branch zodiac sign, its associated element is wood, though this year is the year of the water Rabbit. For the mercifully-uninitiated, there are 10 heavenly…

Harm reduction was adopted by public institutions to help stem the spread of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. But it originated in self-advocacy by drug users, sex workers, and trans activists. Harm reduction, like many radical philosophies, was co-opted by institutions of public health, social work, and the medical industrial complex (MIC). Activists fighting for the rights…

Surging renewables brought relief to the UK Green energy has overtaken gas as the UK’s leading source of electricity this winter, sparing the country from an even worse energy crisis. That’s according to analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), which said offshore wind was leading the charge.  “Wind has chosen a good…

Photograph courtesy of UC Davis Scientists working in techno-agriculture have found that by covering crops with canopies of translucent solar panels, they can separate the light which generates energy from the light that leads to photosynthesis in plants. This not only means a farmer could generate solar energy and crops at the same time, but…

2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones. Starting at home, a study last year found that US cancer deaths had declined by 33% since 1991. This is equivalent to around 3.8 million people alive thanks to various efforts to combat the disease family.…

A man from Luck, Wisconsin, population 1,191, just won the highest Megabucks lottery jackpot in 8 years after picking up $15.1 million. Mark Cunningham bought the big winning ticket at Wayne’s Food Plus on 151 Butternut Ave. Luck. Cunningham came to the Wisconsin Lottery office in Madison on Monday to claim his winning ticket, saying…

No Rhinos Were Poached In Assam In 2022, The First Time In 45 Years January 19, 2023 The announcement that no rhinos have been poached in 2022 in Assam has been heralded as a global conservation success. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that zero rhinos were poached in 2022 and…