After Reading This You Won’t Feel Like Celebrating Columbus Day
It’s time to learn from our history and honor Indigenous People’s Day in every state.
International Literacy Day: Literacy is a Human Right
Since 1967, International Literacy Day has been celebrated on the 8th of September. This year’s theme, “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces” gives us a chance to understand the importance of literacy learning spaces as a way to create resiliency, ensure quality, and create an equitable education for all.
This Labor Day We’re Quiet Quitting Rugged Individualism
Collective action has enjoyed a resurgence in our post-COVID world.
Anti-Abortion Laws Impact All Kinds of Medical Treatments
Based on my personal experience, I can easily see the ripple effects of lawmakers venturing into territory where they don’t belong.
‘Our Fight is One Fight’ Echos Across May Day Marches, Demanding an End to Harsh Immigration Enforcement
On May Day, a holiday that celebrates the power of laborers and the working class, thousands of families took to the streets – demanding an end to a harsh system…
Hundreds Sit in Virginia Jails for Marijuana Crimes While the State Moves to Profit After Legalization
As the first state to legalize possession in the U.S. South, we should lead by example and put freedom and family reunification over cannabis capitalism.
This King Day We Must Ensure We Don’t Filibuster Away Democracy
This 2022 King holiday symbolizes our responsibility to sustain his legacy by protecting voting rights. If it takes ending the filibuster, so be it.
Inauguration 2021 Calls Us to Keep Organizing
This is a moment of celebration, hope, and history — and this milestone was made possible by the millions of people of color, especially Black & immigrant voters, who helped get them there.
Because…
I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…
How the murder of George Floyd has given rebirth to our nation
“My daddy changed the world,” said little Gianna Floyd, the adorable six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, father, brother, son, friend and child of God, who was viciously and slowly murdered…