So I’m sitting here in my parents’ home – my home, where I grew up – feeling grateful. It’s the day after Diwali, probably every Indian’s favorite holiday, and I’m happy that we could get together in a year that has been plagued by plagues. Political, economic, emotional, viral – plagues of every kind. The blog I WANTED to sit …
LeVette Fuller City Councilwoman, District B is bringing forth a proposition on Tuesday that would establish a #TransDayofRemembrance for Vontashia Bell and Brooklyn Smith. Listen up as activist Michael Chisum explains what’s at stake and why you should be there! TUESDAY, NOV 17! 3 p.m. @ Government Plaza! Watch the full interview here.
omgOmgOH EM GEE! #BestInShow is now STREAMING on b-Rajatv.com! An entire network devoted to content created from South Asian & Indian filmmakers! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAY Thank you B-Raja Networks!!!!!!!!! What Is B-RajaTV? B-RajaTV is the home for South Asian American entertainment. It’s a place where we can celebrate and share our culture and put the spotlight on talented South Asian American creatives …
If you ever need a profesh photo sesh, then Jeremy Hernandez is who you NEED to call. He took this amazing photo of me for the ATHENA Awards. I’m so excited to be nominated alongside so many talented women!! The ATHENA Awards are on Nov. 12. #thecape Photo by Jeremy Hernandez
Jaya McSharma: Shreveport, LA Louisiana decided not to give out stickers at the polls due to Covid-19, but the state did provide voters with a digital version. Jaya McSharma says she believes voting means choosing the kind of world she wants to live in: “Will we choose what’s good for the many, or the few?” Read the full feature here.
Ari (my son, in case you’re allergic to context clues) just turned 1 on October 17, and I’m rife with existential crises. Now, mind you, I used to have one of these every Tuesday (existential crises, not babies), so it’s not exactly a surprise. When I reflect upon the past year and think about what I would tell myself could …
Each year, the Greater Shreveport Chamber Business Development Connection honors a select group of local individuals at the ATHENA Leadership Award Program. The prestigious ATHENA International Leadership Award is presented to a woman or man, who is honored for attaining professional excellence, engaged community service and for actively assisting women in their achievement of professional excellence and leadership skills. The …
Bill Cassidy is unseasoned potato salad. With raisins. Read me out. I’m a frontline physician who’s been fighting COVID since the beginning. In fact, I came straight off maternity leave after the birth of my first (and amazing) child into the pandemic as a hospitalist. I’m not sure I’ve ever been as anxious as I was being post-partum in a …
It was an honor to be nominated for a 2020 Patriots of the Pandemic Award. Each year, the Bossier Chamber of Commerce hosts a Patriots Award ceremony. This year, they spotlighted those who went above and beyond to help others during the pandemic. I’m so honored to have received a nomination. Here is my bio from the ceremony: Dr. Jaya …
When patients are not around, we are in the office, looking at charts, and we are shrugging our shoulders wondering why people won’t stay home. About 30% of people sick with coronavirus that need hospitalization will end up on a ventilator. Of the people who end up on a ventilator, 50-80% will never go home. That’s what’s happening. It doesn’t matter …
