When I heard the news, I cried. After a year of peaceful protest, millions of supporters, veterans providing protection, celebrities raising awarenes, and Native Tribes from all over the world joining together to fight for clean water, the oil company won. The North...
I’ve been trying to write something profound about how it felt to be at the Women’s March on Washington on January 21st but the best I can come up with is… Wow…. Seriously, if the word “wow” means mind blowing and life altering. I...
Be careful when you research your family, you might not like what you find. I guess that’s what freaked out Ben Affleck so much. My uncle has been researching our family for 20 years, and has traced our ancestors back to the 1600’s in the United States; we...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was alive when I was born. The following year, he was murdered. Despite the attempt to silence him, I grew up listening to his words and reading his story. His message resonated deeply within me. But why had this black man affected the life...