This is the first post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism.
We are living in a heavy, divided moment—one...
February is Black History Month. This is a month that pays tribute to African American men and women from the past and the present...
As a child of immigrants, the Fourth of July was just another day. I didn't start celebrating it until high school when my American...
My Family Is Transracial
I am a proud mom to two daughters, one is biological (6) and the second is adopted (1). There is a...
About fifteen years ago, my grandpa wrote an e-mail to me, my siblings, and my cousins. He had recently learned how to scan pictures,...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
For the past week, I have been glued to the television screen as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to ascend to the highest court...
Recently a country artist was removed from his label after a clip went viral where he is heard using the "n word" at home...
The recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday holds significant meaning for myself and my family, as it commemorates the emancipation of the last...
Moment of Truth, I don’t necessarily love comic book movies. Don’t get me wrong, I will watch Iron Man if prompted, and The Hulk...
I quit my job. It took months for me to make the decision. I never, by any stretch of the imagination, thought of not...
Yes, you heard me right, you are… biased (C’mon, what b-word did you think I was referring to?!) I am biased. You are biased....
Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black.
I am a multiracial mom...
I grew up monolingual. Even though I took several years of Spanish in high school and in university, I was nowhere close to being...
























