Many people think that having a bit of anxiety means you have no faith. This is far from the truth. It’s not a lack of faith that causes anxiety. Anxiety comes as a result of the love you have for family and friends, people you care about. It is the outcome of the myriad of… Read More Life in the place where faith and anxiety intersects
Hace varios años, cuando era mucho más joven en mi fe, sin conocimiento y comprensión, tuve una experiencia con otra persona de la misma fe que aparentemente se veía a sí misma mejor que yo, al menos así es como lo interpreté. Hubo una tormenta de nieve, ciertamente no fue la peor tormenta que golpeó… Read More Creciendo en fe, conocimiento y tormentas de nieve
Incidente tras incidente, los oficiales de policía maltratan a ciudadanos inocentes, incluso los matan y la mayoría de las veces, todos tienen la misma excusa: temían por sus vidas. Estos oficiales han entrenado armas y portan armas de fuego todos los días, y aún así confunden algo como una billetera con un arma. Los oficiales… Read More El problema de brutalidad policial es problema de todos
Several years ago when I was a lot younger in my faith, lacking knowledge and understanding, I had an experience with another person of the same faith who apparently saw herself as better than me, at least this is how I interpreted it then. There was a snowstorm, certainly not the worst storm to hit… Read More Growing in Faith, Knowledge, and Snowstorms
Aretha Franklin’s life was celebrated this weekend at her home-going celebration (what many call a funeral service). We call it a celebration because although we mourn her departure, we celebrate her life and how she lived it. We celebrate the many ways she touched us, educated us, and carried us through some of the darkest… Read More Returning to our Roots
When I was in middle school, there was a program that was instituted in my school district for computer programming. It was a pilot program that introduced us to data programming and processing and inter-network communications. I was selected to be a part of the program along with a few other students who had high… Read More A Brief Retrospective
Let me start by saying the New York Aquarium’s new shark exhibit is awesome! I visited the aquarium this weekend for the grand opening of the exhibit, named Ocean Wonders: Sharks! The exhibit has been closed since 2011. I highly recommend buying your tickets online and either printing or downloading your ticket to your mobile… Read More The New York Aquarium Re-imagined
Incident after incident, police officers are maltreating innocent citizens, even killing them and more often than not, they all have the same excuse – they feared for their lives. These officers have had weapons training and carry firearms daily, and yet would mistake something like a wallet for a gun. Police officers killing citizens because… Read More The Police Brutality Problem is Everyone’s Problem
Este fin de semana pasado, los estudiantes de secundaria se reunieron en todas las ciudades importantes de los EE. UU. para exigir nuevas políticas para el control de armas. Han declarado que ya es suficiente. Ya se cansaron de ver morir a bala a sus amigos y a otras personas de su edad. Ya han… Read More El punto de inflexión
A charter school in Atlanta, Georgia, held a production with second graders wearing blackface masks. The production was the idea of an African-American teacher who thought it would be a good educational experience, a way to illuminate a dark part of the history of blacks in this country. We will ignore that this was a… Read More Blackface and other Foolery, Reigniting the Conversation