"...Not only are we afraid to talk about ‘race,’ we are also unwilling to listen - really listen - to each other, and open ourselves to being transformed by someone else’s perspective on what ‘race’ is or means, based on life experience that is different from our own..."

“It is an advocacy that I cannot support, having grown past my bubble, talked to the people I affected, read more widely, and realized the necessary impact my actions had on people I never wanted to harm...”

“Only by coming to terms with history can we free ourselves to create a more just world.” –Drew Gilpin Faust (Harvard’s 28th president, in a speech acknowledging the university’s early ties to slavery)

…empathy does not require agreement… Until empathy is restored, words like justice, fear, mercy, and even “greatness” will be to some, like “chichi” was to me… a wall that’s in the way of understanding rather than a bridge toward it.

"...I share it in the hope that it can inspire how we are with each other and how we can help each other make the transition when the end ‘on this side’ is near."

"The time is long overdue to enact immigration laws that take the best interests of children into account."

Simply voting as a civic responsibility is no longer enough. We must do more. We must inspire those around us to become civically active...

“…let's choose our humanity. Our dream is to live in peace. Let’s choose to act now and create a better world for us, our children, and generations to come.” -Divine Mahoundi

"At the very least, spring budget planning is complicated. At its very best, it is a thoughtful exercise in creativity and courage. Like gardening, it is often not a pretty process..."

"...in the most recent episode, it’s become extremely easy to call 911 and to have him handcuffed and police escort him out of the school. And so it just becomes this practice of what’s easier versus what’s best.”