Breaking Quorum
On July 12, Texas House Democrats packed their bags and left for Washington DC in an effort to block passage of GOP-led voting...
Let kids stay safe
Most schools in the US (and across the globe) have now been in largely virtual mode for about a year. It has come with a set of...
Safety First
We have now been living through this pandemic for over a year and a half. We have way more data points and we know a lot more about how...
No Struggle = No Progress
Imagine a white Buick LaCrosse heading down the road on a slow Sunday. Driven by a young Black American, his girlfriend by his side - the...
Tragedy hits Astroworld Concert
On Nov. 5, the Astroworld Festival, an annual music festival held by rapper Travis Scott in his hometown of Houston, Texas, quickly...
Nobody’s free until everybody’s free
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on 19 June to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first...
The End of an Era
Senator Dole is no more. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years. But that’s not why...
We are failing our sexual assault survivors
Last month I wrote about Governor Cuomo’s fall in my eyes from the amazing politician to a mere bully who stoops to levels unimaginable....
Please Step Down, Governor Cuomo
For many of us, your daily briefings, Governor Cuomo, were a lifeline when the pandemic started. It was something to look forward to, to...
Takeaways from the Palin lawsuit
Hit rapper and pop icon Snoop Dog once said, “So what if I'm smokin' weed onstage and doing what I gotta do? It's not me shooting nobody,...
Shame Thy Name is January 6
In my AP United States History class, there is a specific type of assignment called a Document Based Question or DBQ. Essentially, the...