Unpacking Cancel Culture and Why I Continue to Own and Read Dr. Suess books.

 This post is about a month late because I sat on it a while. I am still digesting it and the circumstances surrounding its creation. Read Across America Day has been an institution in U.S. elementary schools since its inception in 1998. The National Education Association, in an attempt to promote reading across the country, …

All Welcome the Purple President

Fair is not getting what we want over others. Fair is getting what everyone needs, despite the packaging, rhetoric, and delivery.

To Serve or Not to Serve during COVID

Today is MLK Day. Traditionally, I would be out and about serving somewhere in my community or joining the community in celebration. However, due to COVID, I have made the choice to keep my family at home this year. Humans are extremely social creatures, and it is difficult for us to be together and not …

Embracing Life’s Cycle

Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com            In the age of COVID-19, it is becoming extremely hard to not have a morbid sensibility. Fact: We will all die someday. This is a certainty, and yet, when someone close or influential to us dies, especially unexpectedly, we can become consumed by grief due to the loss. What …

Saying Goodbye

My uncle passed away recently. When Mom told me, I immediately thought of my cousins and my aunt; my heart broke. Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com To me, my uncle was the strong silent type. When I conjure images of him from my childhood, I see a very stout, very stoic man. As a …