Immigrants Know Sacrifice.I was on a conservative talk radio show recently. I know how those interviews go. I know the little jabs, the condescending…May 4, 20172May 4, 20172
GreenGreen, the color I chased, The fuel of America The American Dream Not red and white stripes Green.Mar 17, 2017Mar 17, 2017
I’ve been deeply discouraged this week because it seems like dialogue and compromise, and progress…I’ve been asking myself, how do I engage? What can I do to create understanding? If our views are shaped by our experiences, then how can…Nov 20, 2016Nov 20, 2016
Alton Sterling was murdered because in America we still consider a black man property and not a man.Black Code laws, which were instituted to suppress the freedoms of black men, may not be legal anymore, but their use continues. Laws…Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016
My rights as a woman are more than my right to an abortion. But it should still be my choice.Texas. Texas. Texas. In the last week, three major Supreme Court cases have involved my home state of Texas. Cases to limit at best, and…Jun 27, 20161Jun 27, 20161
We did not lift people out of Poverty with our work at Goldman.I am proud of the work I did at Goldman, but we were not “helping lift people out of poverty”. I was lifted out of poverty, because I made…Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016
How America’s Concern for Safety Really Means Safe from Brown People.Growing up, my mom always told me I had to work twice as hard as everyone else. I should be the first one in and the last one out. I had to…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
Paris, A Painful Reminder of 9/11I am deeply saddened about the terrorist attacks in Paris, they are a painful reminder that 9/11 isn’t over. They are a painful reminder…Nov 18, 2015Nov 18, 2015