If they could see us now,What would they think? What would they comprehend?With poor souls like us A melting pot of a nationWith towers sky-high. A nation built on values,Integrity and courage. A nation prosperous and blessed,But poor in spirit. Searching for purpose,Alive and strong. Imperfect and pitiful,With a checkered past. Bound with earnest desire,To ...

I’ve paused to take inventory, especially with my grandfather’s passing at the end of this past March. I also look back at what I was taught about America being thought of as the greatest country on Earth. I compare it to the America I see around me. It makes me feel embarrassed to be labeled ...

From radical riots to disastrous debates, America is full of unrest. Both ditches are full along the preoccupied road of revolving issues. What's causing all the mayhem? What are the possible solutions?

Coronavirus has been affecting everyone around the world differently. I believe that our emotions and thoughts of the virus differ based on the roles we currently hold in society. “Essential workers” are those who have been working on the frontlines, exposed to society and the virus, who are risking their health, the health of their ...

Dark-skinned men huddle together   Shoulder to shoulder,   Small smoke signals intermittently   Tapping holes in thin air,   Their blue-black shadows lifting   high over the stretch of valley   ridgeline compromised by thick-necked slavers &   the sanctity of God hanging like dew drops   ready to seize innocence in a shower ...

The Fourth of July is a huge holiday for my family. It’s the one time of year we all gather at my grandmother’s house, grill food, toast to good times, and have fun. We dub July the “Birthday Month” since six people in my family all have birthdays in July! It’s a time for happiness ...

Independence Day is one of the best days. It’s just a big summer party to celebrate history and the beginning of our nation. But if you find yourself struggling to find the good in the 4th of July, here are some reasons to love it. 1. Food [iframe src=”//giphy.com/embed/jKaFXbKyZFja0″ width=”480″ height=”406″ frameBorder=”0″] It’s like having ...

Opinion Piece Dedication: For my daughter, a strong young woman with a beautiful mind of her own. That’s right; I’m a woman; a sis gender female, a daughter, a sister, a mother and a wife (so many labels). But I’m also something much more, a human being with thoughts, feelings, and creative ideas. I was ...

We label ISIS, Al-Quade and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations, yet for white supremacy groups like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and Neo-Nazis, we say they are only “hate groups.” The fact is all these groups have a history of using fear as their main weapon and recruitment tool. They also use it to keep members in ...

As we all know, American culture has its lucky numbers; Chinese culture does, too. And, in case you’re wondering, no, they are NOT the same numbers. As an American college student, I studied abroad in China last summer. My very first trip overseas brought me to two new cities in a whole new country. The ...