America preaches integration and practices segregation. – Malcolm X I’ve always been fascinated by how the 70’s were such an important time in terms of Black consciousness-raising, most of which […]
Humans are so contradictory. Yesterday, I looked out the window of the building I work in, one of the tallest buildings in the Philadelphia skyline, and I felt a tremendous […]
Exclusionary education is becoming more entrenched than ever. As governments across the nation slash budgets and continuously decrease funding for public education we begin to see its effects. Not only is the […]
Religion often serves as an apologia for the status quo. This is neither a novel nor a particularly profound insight, but it does hint toward the role that most Christian […]
Marcel Proust is commonly known as a consummate genius for his magnum opus: In Search of Lost Time. This novel is among the best examples of involuntary memory and a […]
“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.” Robert […]
I am not religious. Despite this, I often find myself in many Catholic churches due to the socio-cultural legacy of my family. And were it not for the fact that […]
My grandmother is a tough woman – tougher than I’ll ever be. I, for one, do not envy her having had to raise five kids on an elementary school teacher’s […]
