We stood speechless as we scrolled through the images that she had sent without captions. Utter misery inflicted on desperate people at our Southern border. How in God’s name are we allowing this?
Category: Current Events
Pray for the Woman
His voice broke most notably when he recounted his 10-year-old daughter suggesting that their family “pray for the woman.” His tears at that moment are no coincidence. They are evidence of guilt, a guilt that he does not believe he can confess, take responsibility for, and atone for. Such a situation is ripe for the anguish and rage we saw on display.
Seventeen
And then I told him what twenty-something me took away from watching Anita Hill, although I could not have articulated it then.
The Confederates in My Attic
For our campus, this moment is a reckoning, a time to face the difficult realities that echo through our buildings, bubble up on our quadrangles, and that have remained hidden for far too long.
There is no excuse.
How long do we have to listen to our leaders defend the indefensible practice of separating children from their parents on our southern border? How
Bend the Arc
After Parkland, I told my oldest son I thought something different was in the air. The Parkland students were demanding change. The idea was thrilling.