Elevating Voices to Drive Change
"This is wrong." "You need to change your ways." "We cannot let this happen again." You've probably heard statements like this before. In fact, we all have. However, not all of us get to say this as much as we would like to or denounce something even we really, really want to. Why is this … Continue reading The Privilege of Speaking Out
As human beings, we like to think we are inevitable to just about everything. Unfortunately, time and time again, through life lessons we have been told otherwise. But this pandemic, unlike many other times, is different. Call it something you cannot control, but this virus has not only taken the world by storm, it has … Continue reading How a Global Pandemic is Going to Make Us Better People
With the uprising of social issues with the pandemic as a main factor, "Why Breaking Your Silence Matters More Than Ever" addresses how as a society, we can make steps towards social recovery.
With the recent news of George Flyod's murder in Minneapolis, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and Breona Taylor's in Kentucky, the public outrage and protests all convey a simple message, "This isn't right, please end this." If you're not one to read the papers on a consistent basis, police brutality in the United States have been … Continue reading How We Can Start Ending a Cycle of Violence
No matter how tough. "I can do it," thought my ambitious ten-year-old self. Sitting on top of my bicycle as an elementary school student, I desperately wanted to be like the other kids riding their two-wheel bicycle. Yup, you guessed it. I was a little late to the party to take the training wheels off. … Continue reading Steer Control of Your Narrative
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