“Precisely at this point when you begin to develop a conscience, you must find yourself at war with your society.” James Baldwin I have always been fascinated by jigsaw puzzles. I really enjoyed the challenge of being able to put … Continue reading The Haves and the Have Nots: Dismantling Othering in America
I grew up in what is Ecuador’s privileged majority: the mestizos, the result of Spanish colonizers mixing with the Indigenous population. Mestizos were the group that achieved independence from Spain in 1822 and has remained the largest ethnic group in … Continue reading The antidote for othering
On the night of Halloween in 1938, Orson Welles panicked a nation when he aired a radio drama version of “The War of the Worlds.” The broadcast was an adaptation of H.G. Wells’s novel about a Martian invasion of earth. … Continue reading Fear of a Black Planet: A story of mass psychosis
Every community has its own history. My community, northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA), isn’t much different. NEPA has its destinations for skiing, hiking, and fishing. We have top schools as well as business incubators to start your business. You would think NEPA … Continue reading We Need to Address The “Othering Crisis”
December 20th of last year, the Netherlands issued an apology for its part in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Could that signal the beginning of the end of a discriminatory system established many centuries ago, or is it simply a blip … Continue reading The Power To Make A Change: Angels of Agency
Being born on March 17, and having an Irish last name leads me to have more reflections and conversations about St. Patrick’s Day than the average person, as I’ve written elsewhere. Shamrocks: Legend has it that British-born St. Patrick used … Continue reading Shamrocks, Snakes, Slavery, and Golden Souls at the End of the Rainbow
I am not done with humanity! I believe that we are better than what many have been displaying for the last several years. Our country is one that is divided based on a variety of issues to include the value … Continue reading Power to the People
I never knew the cost of being Black in corporate America. The price I would pay with my dignity and fundamental rights as a human being just to have a job that wasn’t in a low-income sector. A job that … Continue reading God is Hope
But here is what is unique. This is the table where Hope resides. These boys are gathered around her like she is a bonfire on a windy beach. Continue reading Hope in the Dark
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