A Call for White Americans to Listen to the Calls for Justice “In the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear?”~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading time: 5 minutes The streets are burning, the windows
“The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Anger feels good. It gives us a surge of delicious power. It gives us strength and the will to overcome that which would cause us
“These values must be protected. It is our sacred duty to uphold the pillars of our society and its traditions. The enemies of our way of life must be stopped - by any means necessary.” ~ Caricature of something you might hear in a movie We all
Plenty of words in modern dialogue carry major emotional and ideological baggage. Without question, “environment” is one of those words. For some, the word conjures images of pristine wilderness, replete with healthy verdant forests, waterfalls in hidden coves, and herds of wild gazelle running across
"Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it." - Abraham Lincoln When I was in fourth grade, my teacher taught our class about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. I can still
If you’re ever lost in the woods, the threat you should be most concerned about is not snakes or spiders or even running out of water. The greatest threat to your safety and survival is panic. It’s easy enough to do: you’re suddenly separated from
One of the first lessons I learned as a toddler also happens to be one of the most important lesson I’ve learned to this day. I was about four years old, and my mom sat me down on the edge of the bed one evening
Last night, I took perhaps the most unique plane trip of my life, from Jacksonville, Florida to Washington, DC. For one, it was the most energetic and enthusiastic bunch of passengers I’ve ever encountered, but beyond the energy level, 90 of the 100 or so
One of the most transformative moments of my life took place during a 20 minute taxi ride in New York City. It was around 2003, and I had been a Yellow Cab driver for about a year and a half. At that time, I had
When I was 26 years old and living in New York City, I signed up for the Marines. On 9/11, I had stood on the rooftop of my building in Brooklyn and watched the World Trade Center collapse, the target of an act of blind