“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes Black History Month. It’s about more than the history of our past. It’s about the black men and women who strive to reach a brighter future amidst the discrimination and oppression of today. It’s about their fight for basic respect and…
“You’re alone, you’re on your own, so what?Have you gone blind? Have you forgotten what you have and what is yours?” –excerpt of the song King by Lauren Aquilina Grief can feel like emptiness; like being alone at the bottom of a dark pit. It can be easy to forget all of the things you have, the blessings in your…
Over three weeks from its onset, Northern California’s Camp Fire was finally contained on Sunday, November 25th, 2018, after ravaging over 150,000 acres of land. Together with the Woolsey Fire in the south, which also started on November 8th, 2018, these flames burned over 240,000 acres of California land. The Camp Fire alone wiped Paradise, CA off the map, took…
Hate speech. Fear mongering. Violent protests. Today is filled with profound amounts of people who feel inferior and act on feelings of paranoia and insecurity. Reaching across the aisle to garner support for a cause may not be the easiest task. People may shame you, question your cause, or refuse to be open minded or willing to listen to the…
Peace. Serenity. Warmth. The calm before the storm. A community built on faith, mutual respect, and love was violated on Saturday, October 27th, when a man entered a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, murdering 11 people. He disgraced their place of worship, completely destroying the sense of safety the Jewish community felt in their celebration of faith. A Sabbath that started…
