Opinion

Black Love and Safe Sex: Can they Co-Exist?

Black History Month may be behind us, but February 2025 was marked by the unraveling of Diversity,…

Gig Work: Flexibility or Exploitation?

No one should have to choose between their family’s health and financial survival. No parent should ever have to decide between showing up for their child and affording basic survival. This fight isn’t just about wages or policies—it’s about the future for everyone.

Watergate and America’s Collective Amnesia

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’ dramatic decision to prohibit any perspectives contrary to “personal liberties and free…

Culture Roots, Stems and Shoots in Wilting Health

Quintessential to the migrant journey, tales from our native soil are not the only things…

Silenced and Sidelined No More: Serena is Just Like Us

For Black women like me, Serena Williams’ appearance at the Super Bowl was a powerful statement.

Ukrainian President Zelensky’s Improvisational Leadership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered us a masterclass in improvisational leadership. Time and again, especially since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in Feb. 2022, he’s used his sophisticated skills as an actor to raise support for his country and to best his rivals. In the Oval Office on Friday, he showed us how to outperform a pair of bullies.

“If you’re so bisexual, why do you always seem to be with women?”

People often ask me, “If you are bisexual or identify as ‘queer,’ then why do…

Beyond Cancel Culture: Rethinking Accountability and Redemption

As the Oscars approach, controversy surrounds Karla Gascón, the first openly trans actress to be…

Just Say Yes: DEI is an Ongoing Necessity

Inequality and privilege continue to be an American reality. Policies and initiatives to maintain and…

Tripping on Tongues: How Inhumane Immigration Practices Endanger the Worlds’ Mother Languages

There’s a certain irony in Feb. 21 serving as International Mother Language Day even as the heritage—and…

The next four years: choosing healing over harm

As we step into a tumultuous four years ahead, many of us are making resolutions…

Self-Care in the Age of Brawny Machismo

The brawny machismo of yesteryear has returned with full vengeance as politicians and billionaires have…

Can we speak out on Palestine yet?

The U.S. president has essentially called for the ethnic cleansing and U.S. takeover of Gaza,…

Narratives Matter: Truth & Opportunity Can Shape Policies, Lives

In the 90s, I was labeled a “welfare queen.” I wish I could say they…

The Borders Between Us

Immigration is top of mind for Americans, as President Trump began cracking down on border…