Read More“We do this because the world we live in is a house on fire and the people we love are burning.”
― Cisneros Sandra
Read More“We do this because the world we live in is a house on fire and the people we love are burning.”
― Cisneros Sandra
Mantener las apariencias, afrontar ese exterior duro. No hables, no sientas, no confíes.
Esa voz interior le dijo
Así es cuando vives en el barrio
Read MoreRead MoreMi hija Sara Yousef tiene 20 años y es de Rafah, Gaza, Palestina. Ella vino a nuestra familia en 2019 como estudiante de intercambio a través del Programa YES, un programa del Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. que brinda becas a estudiantes de secundaria de países de mayoría musulmana para estudiar en los EE. UU. Sara vivió con nosotros en Bainbridge Island y asistió a la escuela secundaria Central Kitsap.
Read MoreMy daughter Sara Yousef is a 20-year-old from Rafah, Gaza, Palestine. She came into our family in 2019 as an exchange student through the YES Program, US State Department program which provides scholarships to high school students from Muslim-majority countries to study in the US. Sara lived with us on Bainbridge Island and attended Central Kitsap High School.
Read MoreHistorians have found that most sundown towns deliberately hid the means by which they became and remained all-white. Apart from oral histories, there are often few archival records that describe precisely how sundown towns excluded Blacks. Laws and policies that enforced racial exclusion have largely disappeared, but de facto sundown towns existed into the 1980s, and some may still be in evidence today.
Read MoreHistorians have found that most sundown towns deliberately hid the means by which they became and remained all-white. Apart from oral histories, there are often few archival records that describe precisely how sundown towns excluded Blacks. Laws and policies that enforced racial exclusion have largely disappeared, but de facto sundown towns existed into the 1980s, and some may still be in evidence today.
If there are any gifts this season, may it be a return to the unequivocable value of human life, enduring faith, and peacemaking love.
Read MoreIf there are any gifts this season, may it be a return to the unequivocable value of human life, enduring faith, and peacemaking love.
Read MoreThe truce ended today. Bombing continues. Violent images flood my nervous system. I make a point to pray. Death is lurking.
Read MoreThe truce ended today. Bombing continues. Violent images flood my nervous system. I make a point to pray. Death is lurking.
Read MoreRead MoreMy journey began as a clinical psychologist in Mexico, and over 25 years, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of fostering mental well-being and inclusivity. This journey has led me to become a Cornell-certified DEI professional, and I am deeply committed about participating in creating a more equitable and inclusive society.
Read MoreGeneralmente al escuchar estas palabras pensamos en personas rapadas, con barbas largas y suásticas tatuadas, empuñando la bandera confederada de los Estado Unidos, gritando a todo pulmón que odian a las personas de color.
Read More“Ya tuve suficiente de la propaganda…. Estoy a favor de la verdad, no importa quién la diga. Estoy a favor de la justicia, sin importar quién esté a favor o en contra. Soy un ser humano ante todo y, como tal, estoy para QUIEN y CUALQUIER cosa beneficie a la “comunidad” en su conjunto”. Malcolm X
Read More“I’ve had enough of the propaganda…. I am for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I’m for WHOEVER and WHATEVER benefits “community” as a whole.” Malcolm X
Grateful for the opportunity
To shine liberated light
Around and within.
I belong to morning light
And starlight
Read MoreGrateful for the opportunity
To shine liberated light
Around and within.
I belong to morning light
And starlight
Read MorePor más que lo intento el espejo no logra reflejar lo que percibo en mi interior,
Labios demasiado regordetes.
Caderas demasiado anchas.
But is surviving worth losing my identity?
Who I fought to be?
Read MoreAs hate crimes go up
Suicide rates rise
I want to hide who I am just to continue to survive.
But is surviving worth losing my identity?
Who I fought to be?
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