Race & Equity

“Don’t Take My Monuments!” Coping with America’s Identity Crisis

On Saturday, Dallas police officers responded to reports on social media about a possible white…

I Was Robbed and You Could Be Next

As a child of poverty and a nonprofit professional advocating for economic opportunity and financial…

Beyond Our Dreams

If someone had told me ten years ago that I would one day be living…

The Price of Success

Young children are told to work hard academically, and success will naturally come to you.  A…

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The Long and Winding Road to Women’s Suffrage

“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or…

It’s Time to be Unified in our Outrage

Dravon Ames, Iesha Harper, and their two young children are just one more black family…

Not My Party

As the nation gears up for next week’s Democratic candidate debate, one thing that almost…

Forward Magazine
Fashion as Activism

Alber Elbaz, the masterful former creative director for Lanvin, once said that fashion is “Pure,…

Disney’s Aladdin: Representation for a New Generation

A whole new world. That’s exactly what representation in media gives children who do not…

Lost and Found: The Heritage of Adoption

As summer approaches, I’m reminded of the informational brochure for Korean heritage camp my parents…

You Could… But, Should You?

You know that excited feeling you get when you come across an opportunity? When you…

For Philando Castile

They think I’m so stupid, put my daughter in danger. They think I’m so stupid,…

Not just a “marching band”

Here I am with the other people on the internet talking about Taylor Swift. I’ll…

Afro Speaks

My afro speaks in corporate America. It pulls on my professionalism wondering why they can’t…

Please Stop Trying to Convert Me

I know that Jesus loves me. I know this because I am Muslim and Muslims…