Race & Equity

COVID-19 Quarantines Census Hard to Count Populations

Ja’Lysia is a smart, soulful five-year-old who loves everything Frozen, plays with dolls, and strives…

What it’s like to be Asian…

As an Asian-American who has lived nearly her whole life in America, I never really…

COVID- 19: 75217 Should Be The Priority in Dallas

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to be socially distant and we are experiencing anxiety…

False Sense of Shelter: Wounds of Violence Assault Reproductive Justice

The constant drumbeat of news of the global pandemic of COVID-19 may render a false…

The Party That Shook Up The World: The Legend of D-NICE and Collective Joy During a Global Pandemic

We’ve seen this movie before, right? It is why art-making, craft and creating is as…

What I Learned From Trying to Fit In

In second grade, one of the few Asians in the year group, I brought to…

Underserved and Overlooked: Crippling Community Development Within Dallas

West Dallas is my home away from home. As Community Engagement Manager at Wesley-Rankin Community…

A Weekend Experience Under a Pandemic’s Effects

The need to recharge and unwind was in order and like many times previously, we…

Breathe in the Same Space

I am five-feet tall and downwind of strange odors. I notice every fragrance, perfume, cologne,…

Her Skin, Her Disability Underneath

My mom tilts her head, smiling timidly at the cashier until I scuttle to the…

RIP Our Souls

There is darkness in this world, even darker than my skin. Hate’s knife cuts so…

The Five Stages of Being Adopted

The Kübler-Ross Model, also known as the Five Stages of Grief, has long been used…

Words Hurt: Racism and Microaggressions

Something that has always irked me is when adoptees speak out about racism and microaggressions…

The Schizophrenic Whistle-Blower

My story begins with the Tuskegee experiments. Shadowy White supremacist organizations in the government basically…

Get Chummy with Strangers

I am an African-American woman in my mid 50’s, who, in all aspects of my…