Where Do We Place Our Pain?

Where Do We Place Our Pain?

The great question of pain is where we place it. Do we, as Resmaa Menakem says, process, express and honor it, transforming it into clean pain? Or do we force it into the people we perceive as less than human—immigrant, migrant, anyone who isn’t white or male—turning...
Reason to Fear: Musk, Mamdani, and Me

Reason to Fear: Musk, Mamdani, and Me

This is a scary time to be a Latine in the United States. The news is full of stories of face-covered ICE agents rounding up undocumented immigrants, placing them in concentration-type facilities, and deporting them without due process. These draconian actions are not...
Gallup Poll Finds Shifting Views on Immigration

Gallup Poll Finds Shifting Views on Immigration

The rate of those in the United States with a positive view of immigration has increased significantly over the past year, according to a new Gallup poll. In the 2024 survey, 64% of respondents said that “immigration is a good thing.” According to a poll taken in June...
“We Are in An Imagination Battle”

“We Are in An Imagination Battle”

I have looked away, averted my gaze, and stuffed lined paper in my mouth. I have picked up my mechanical pencil and put it down. I am unsure of the words that want to come out or even if I have the will to say them. Frankly, I’m all talked out. What needs to be said...