

The First on the Land... Last to Vote.
In 2018, supporters of President Trump were protesting a congressional effort to pass legislation on immigration reform. Part of this...


You Are Worthy of Every Good Thing, and MORE!
Illustration by Brianna Gilmartin, Verywell My parents agreed they wanted four kids, just not all at the same time. We were born at...

Pick a Side... Or Pay.
"‘A republic, if you can keep it.’ Our responsibility is to keep it.” -Benjamin Franklin When questioned by the soon-to-be American...


Always Intersectional... Always Overlooked
Kamala Harris first received national attention when Peter Byrne wrote a 2003 profile piece on her, entitled Kamala’s Karma, which...


Part 2: Diversity: Time to Walk The Talk. Or Else…….
What I hope to accomplish in this work is to build a roadmap of not just philosophy, but behavior based in actions that will slowly turn...

Hamilton and the American Healthcare Revolution
“Am I then more of an American than those who drew their first breath on American ground?” - Alexander Hamilton, 1795 Each year on July...


Five Things: Dialogue and the American Spirit
We are, right now, in the midst of the largest moment of social clarity that we have experienced in almost two generations. It is hard....

The 360 Spectrum: From White Head to Black Dead
The last few weeks of media coverage, for as tragic as it has been, offer a clear line from thought to action when it comes to the grim...


An In-Artful Sculpting
I do not consider myself an expert in much of anything; not even myself. Were that so, I believe that I would already own an island...


Part 1: Diversity: Time to Walk The Talk. Or Else…….
I have traveled across this country more times than I can remember. Hopping ocean to ocean and so many places in the between. As a...