The American Declaration of Independence—A Concept to Grow Into As we honor America’s founding ideals, we must also recognize their contradictions and ask how far we’ve come and how far we still have to Read More »
What’s in the Name Juneteenth? Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, Commemorates the End of Slavery in the United States. I am a big celebrant of the Juneteenth holiday. I have noticed Read More »
The Value of Freedom: How a Runaway Slave Learned the True Cost of Living Life on Her Own Terms Ona Judge, an enslaved woman on the estate of George Washington and his family, had the courage to escape a “privileged” life in captivity to Read More »
Harriet Tubman: Lessons From the Life of a Mystical Woman As I was preparing for Women’s History Month, I began researching the amazing women who have made a difference in our world. There are many, Read More »
Celebrating Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s First Female President, for Women’s History Month I have so much respect for Mexico. I admire how the people held on to much of their ancestral culture despite the ravages of colonialism. Read More »
If I’m Your “Black” Friend . . . As a “Black” human living in the U.S., I often wonder if my friends who are not “Black” understand how my life can be different Read More »
Let No Man Pull You So Low as to Hate Him! Wow! What a big ask! This can seem wrong at many levels! How could Martin Luther King say this? It might seem right in principle, Read More »
Spirituality & Health talks with author Olivia S. Benson about the inspiration of her book ANSWERS FROM WITHIN. You practice law and became a metaphysician. How did your own career evolution inspire your writing? Being a student of metaphysics and spirituality isn’t generally Read More »
Letter Not Yet Written by Descendants of European Colonizers to the First Peoples of the Americas Dear First Nations of the Americas, Our ancestors were wrong. They did not discover the Americas. You were here when they arrived. You had great Read More »
So, Who Are You Willing to Reproduce With? A Good Picker Leads to a Good Partner Recently, I was watching a YouTube channel which made me think about the importance of fixing what Read More »