Expecting Civility, Hoping for Love
“Civility is one thing you can expect at an Episcopal church,” my uncle said to me two Sunday’s ago as we motored along Interstate-170, a short, sometimes bumpy highway that…
Afraid to Love
This piece was originally posted in The Memphis Flyer. I am afraid to love my 18-month-old nephew because he is a black boy, and in my country, police hunt and…
MLK and the “Beloved Community”
On Friday, January 16th, Kica Matos, Director of Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice at the Center for Community Change, delivered the keynote address at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum’s 30th…
A Mother’s Love, An Activist’s Mind
Below is a post from Tammy Thomas Miles, Field Organizer with CCC — Each year at Thanksgiving I often take the time to reflect on all the things which I…
Of Love And Politics, And Jeb Bush’s Surprising Statement
This post originally appeared as an op-ed in Fox News Latino. It was the immigrant and Latino vote that helped President Obama win the White House in 2008 and 2012 because…
A Working Mother Discovers the Life-Transforming Worth of Her Words
Did he just tell me I can make money writing? I thought. That sounded way too good to be true.
NEW Podcast: ‘And How Are the Children’ Episode One: Because Hunger Doesn’t Take Summer Vacation
In this new podcast series, a Texas public school educator explores why we should measure the health of our society by how well our children are doing. In his debut episode, he dives into summer food programs.
What Lily Gladstone’s Acting Wins Mean to the “Rez Kid” In Me
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an important step towards accurate Indigenous representation, and a big leap forward from the portrayals of Indigenous communities I grew up watching.
Sisters In Solidarity
For International Women’s Day, this poem illustrates the strength in numbers for women’s rights.
Don’t Judge the Unhoused
This poem takes a look at the stories behind those who are unhoused.