Best People of 2020

With all of the chaos that 2020 consisted of, there were plenty of people who rose to the occasion to help others. But who was the most outstanding individual of 2020? Well, actually that’s quite simple. Nobody was. A profession took that title, but healthcare is so much more than just that.  Every single healthcare professional has been working day in and day out to save the lives of those afflict...

This year we mourned the loss of one of the most famous television personalities of all time. Alex Trebek was the host of the trivia game show, Jeopardy for 36 years. He was a cultural icon for generations whose name became synonymous with evening television and trivia.  Alex Trebek was a staple in millions of households across the country. Growing up, whether it be in the background while my famil...

Jennifer Lopez also known by adoring fans as “JLO” is what the show business calls a “triple threat” which means she’s a very talented singer, dancer, and actress. Not only has she strived in these roles she also started the Lopez Family Foundation that is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and women and advocated and invested in policies and programs that will impact t...

Kobe Bryant, one of the most polarizing and skilled basketball players of all time, was tragically killed in a helicopter crash on January 26th, 2020. His death shocked the nation, it was such sudden news that everyone had a hard time believing it was real. But when reports came out that Gianna, his thirteen-year-old daughter, was also killed that we all realized that what we were reading was real, ...

Hank Green, also known as William Henry "Hank" Green II. Some know him as a TikToker, very few know him as a musician,  or maybe even as the “Pelican King”, (that might just be me) but most of us know him as the “Science Guy.” Green was born on May 05, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is six-foot-one, the same as Keanu Reeves. He has a wife named Katherine Green, and a brother named John ...

Justin Baldoni is an actor that many people know as, Rafael Solano from Jane the Virgin, before Jane the Virgin he was struggling to get into movies and went into a dark place. This dark past really showed him the true meaning of life and decided to live his life helping people all over the world. He is known to have supported many childhood cancer charities, he donates by directing movies includ...

Being a teacher isn’t easy. At any level, from elementary to college, a teacher, whether new or experienced, is prone to noisy, disruptive, stressed kids, piles of (late) homework to grade, lots of late-nighters, a low salary, and not a lot of appreciation. When the pandemic hit, teachers, along with everybody else, hit hard.  Now, along with the previously mentioned stressors that teachers have to de...