The first time I experienced overt racism was as a student at Baylor University. The first time I was nearly sexually assaulted I was walking back to my dorm from the library late at night. I never found out who the men were that threatened me within earshot amongst themselves…

A motto I like to live by is, “Never let someone else pick your enemies for you.” I apply it to many various factions of my life, from personal interactions to history and absolutely to politics. These recommendations are based on my personal interactions with these candidates as well as…

The first time I appeared on a Battle of Flowers parade float I was 5-years-old. In my full ballet folklorico outfit, beads of sweat streamed down my face while I inhaled fumes from the old truck we were behind. We waved at smiling faces in the crowd. My mom walked…