Opinion

The Fight isn’t Over, Keep Going: Practicing Disability Justice in an Under-Vaccinated Nation.

“Everyone should get it for herd immunity.” “Masks don’t really work, they just make people…

Do Ask, Do Tell: Coverage Urgent for LGBTQ+ Vets and Service Members

Despite the near decade since the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the mental health impact of…

Education law requires PE

School has started or is on the horizon in many states.  While confusion lingers about…

Who Can Serve on Boards?

This pandemic has dictated so much of my life and challenged my ability to operate…

Every Tenth of a Degree of Warming Matters

Working in climate policy as someone under 30, every day I wake up with the…

Time to Reset: Black Women Thriving Beyond Overworking

A few years ago, I wrote an article called “The Price of Success“; I started…

Letter to Our Texas Children: A Change in Quality of Texas Child Care

You are our future, we will not allow the efforts of your parents to be…

Derrick Chauvin deserves his prison sentence. Many people of color don’t.

The Biden administration is taking action to tackle racial inequity in an area not often…

Educational Outcomes Depend on School Board Trustees Dedicated to Anti-Racism

Recent headlines across Texas reveal that our students need more honest conversations about race and…

I am a Descendant of Enslavers: My History Uncovered and Hope for Healing

I am a descendant of enslavers. I learned this a few years ago, yet lately,…

Planning Without Us is Not For Us.

A quiet power grab is underway by city staff and it threatens your neighborhood’s ability…

Juneteenth A Holiday: Personal Pride And National Irony

My grandparents, Maggie and Ennis Williams, would be proud. Juneteenth, a holiday they ensured was…

New Jobs in the Vaccine Economy and the Green Economy

This week the percentage of eligible people vaccinated in the U.S. passed 43%. The massive…

Without Global Vaccine Equity, The COVID-19 “Finish Line” Will Be Out of Reach

On May 5, about eight months after India and South Africa submitted their proposal asking…

Want to stop AAPI hate? Start pronouncing Asian names correctly.

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a recognition of the contributions that Asian and Pacific…