In 2018, supporters of President Trump were protesting a congressional effort to pass legislation on immigration reform. Part of this protest, according to staffers in the Arizona Legislature, involved singling out dark-skinned Democratic lawmakers. While the armed protestors asked everyone if they supported illegal immigration, only those with brown skin were called “illegal.” One representative, Eric Descheenie, told Arizona Capitol Times that he stepped in to defend a yo

Illustration by Brianna Gilmartin, Verywell My parents agreed they wanted four kids, just not all at the same time. We were born at almost thirty weeks, I the smallest at two pounds, twelve ounces. And for the first week I was doing great, the best out of the four of us, then I came down with necrotizing enterocolitis . A condition that, if left untreated, I would die from. But operating on a week old premie was a risk in itself. The first operation was to remove the majorit

"‘A republic, if you can keep it.’ Our responsibility is to keep it.” - Benjamin Franklin When questioned by the soon-to-be American people as to what kind of government our founding fathers had created, Franklin’s answer was twofold. What they had, and more importantly the obligation it now demanded of us. Well here I am again. Making as impassioned a plea that I can for the sake of us all. Sadly, the onus of saving us all falls most heavily on one group of us. White p

Kamala Harris first received national attention when Peter Byrne wrote a 2003 profile piece on her, entitled Kamala’s Karma, which documented her career up to that point. She had been seeing success in the then-ongoing election for San Francisco District Attorney. The piece covered how while her rivals largely shared her platform, they still attempted to hurt her through sexist optics. They implied that due to a political appointment she received from mayor Willie Brown while

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 our individual and collective heads toward something more civilized. Something more aspirationally American. In many respects, we are the best place to aspire to what I propose. I hope to give perspectives that can be used at all ages and for everyone who believes in our better personal, familial, communal, and global selves. I say all

“Am I then more of an American than those who drew their first breath on American ground?” - Alexander Hamilton, 1795 Each year on July 4th the United States celebrates independence for our ancestors who did not draw their first breath on American ground. Eighty-nine years after the declaration of independence was signed, a day of delayed emancipation was celebrated on June 19th (Juneteenth)