Author: Celiece Channet

It’s Been 7 Months & I’m Still Sick – We Need To Take Long COVID Seriously

Jessica, 27, was hospitalised with COVID-19 in mid March after her mother fell ill. Though she has mild asthma (often triggered by hay fever), it was never something she considered life-threatening and she has no other pre-existing health conditions. Despite this, the coronavirus hit her like a ton of bricks. […]

Christian Cowan’s NYFW Collab With Lil Nas X Gives Back To Black Queer Youth

Christian Cowan’s NYFW Collab With Lil Nas X Gives Back To Black Queer Youth

British designer Christian Cowan has never been one to settle for just okay — especially when it comes to fashion week. So, of course, for spring ‘21, a fashion season unlike any other, Cowan had a surprise up his sleeve — one covered in sequins and wearing metallic cowboy boots. […]

New Details Have Emerged About The ICE Whistleblower Who Witnessed Mass Hysterectomies

New Details Have Emerged About The ICE Whistleblower Who Witnessed Mass Hysterectomies

Just days after a nurse at an ICE detention centre came forward with allegations of mass hysterectomies performed on immigrants detained at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Georgia, new details have emerged about the whistleblower. Several people who were detained at Irwin while Dawn Wooten, the whistleblower, was […]

Why Dentists Are Urging You Not To Follow The Latest TikTok “Trend”

Why Dentists Are Urging You Not To Follow The Latest TikTok “Trend”

TikTok is home to many emerging trends, some of which fall on the cool and convenient side of the spectrum, and others that veer into the danger zone. The latest viral trend bubbling up on the app decidedly leans toward the latter — and dentists advise that this is one […]

The Upside Of Virtual Grieving

The Upside Of Virtual Grieving

I attended my first Zoom funeral this past June. My husband Aaron’s aunt Maria, who lived in Pennsylvania, died of breast cancer, but her passing was still defined by the pandemic. Sitting in front of a laptop at the dining-room table in my mum’s house in southeastern Quebec, Canada, we, along with […]