An Age of Change: Honoring Traditions, Healing Histories
A month recognized for giving thanks, November, a month of roasted turkey, hearing sounds of laughter echoing through places where we celebrate with a Thanksgiving dinner. A day when family and friends gather, where many do not understand the real significance of this holiday. For many, it is a holiday rooted in gratitude, togetherness, and tradition. Yet for Native communities, this time of year carries a more complicated history often left untold. It is a story of survival in the face of loss, resilience amid erasure, and cultural endurance despite centuries of injustice. As a Latina woman who recently turned … Continue reading An Age of Change: Honoring Traditions, Healing Histories
The American Dream to a Just Reality
The concept of the American Dream, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is described as “the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved.” In the United States, … Continue reading The American Dream to a Just Reality
On Monuments, Reparations, the Telling of History and Museum Curating
In our effort to gain riches and power, we have been (and perhaps still are) proven so willing to disrespect, cheat and even sacrifice the welfare and lives of others. And in such a state, we must avoid truthful mirrors … Continue reading On Monuments, Reparations, the Telling of History and Museum Curating
The Seat of Civil Rights Is Not Seasonal
I felt that I was not being treated right, and that I had a right to retain the seat that I had taken as a passenger on the bus. The time had just come when I had been pushed as … Continue reading The Seat of Civil Rights Is Not Seasonal
A Change is Going to Come
Romans 12:1 NIV [1] Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. [2] Do not conform to … Continue reading A Change is Going to Come
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Stories of Courage, Leadership, and Legacy
Every fall, as the leaves turn red, orange, and gold, I’m reminded of change and a celebration that means a lot to me: Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s the time of year when we recognize the countless contributions of Hispanic-Latino people … Continue reading Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Stories of Courage, Leadership, and Legacy
Autumn’s Iridescent Winds of a Changing America
Autumn is one of the four seasons that highlights the change from Summer to Fall. Within this time frame, various changes occur. Some changes include survival strategies for animals, such as food cycles, nesting locations, ecosystem variations, and alterations in … Continue reading Autumn’s Iridescent Winds of a Changing America
To Everything There is a Season
There is a song called “Turn! Turn! Turn!“, also known to listeners as “To Everything There Is a Season“, written by Pete Seeger in 1959. Seeger’s lyrics consist of the first eight verses of the 3rd chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The … Continue reading To Everything There is a Season
Still think you don’t need a union? Time to get curious about worker power
I’ll never forget when a colleague said, “I don’t feel like I need a union.” My colleague was smart, progressive, and voted for Obama both times. But unionizing threatened their livelihood and identity. Unionizing required that they see themselves as … Continue reading Still think you don’t need a union? Time to get curious about worker power
Three-Fifths 