I remember learning about the Holocaust in school. Seeing the carefully curated photos that create just enough horror in a young kid’s mind. I remember condemning the Nazis and even decrying any bystander. …

I always walk home alone. From a bar. From my friends’ places. Why don’t you grab an Uber? They ask. Why not wait and we can walk together in an hour? They suggest. Do you have pepper spray? They inquire. No. I am ready to leave. It’s a short distance…

No not really (at least at this time). But I am using this Women’s Equality Day as my free pass to rant. It’s almost midnight, 100 years to the day since the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution — giving white women the right to vote…

When your profession is given an appreciation day or week, chances are it’s society’s way of saying sorry for not appreciating you the way we know we should the rest of the year. Alas, teacher appreciation week — A week that doesn’t come close to making up for it. Yet…

As I ran my 2.23 miles this May 8th, which would have been Ahmaud Arbery’s 26th birthday, this question was heavy on my mind. I ran by myself with headphones in, with zero fear. I ran through blocks of homes with white families, past white couples on walks. …

It was 2020 when humanity threw the biggest party for Mother Earth in the history of Earth Days — Virtual party that is. Since we gave her an annual celebration in 1970, Mother Earth has had a consistent wish list for the past 50 years. …