Photo Courtesy: The Nation Injustice of any kind is still injustice. When we break the word injustice down it means: Unfairness and Wrong. Further, the violation of right or of the rights of another or wrongful act. Injustice of any kind, still means it is a wrong and unfair act. We as human beings with…
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It was Friday the 13th, March 2020, and it would never be the same. I am not superstitious or a negative person. But, that day will forever be ingrained in my mind. My name is Mayra Ortiz a college junior at the time of these events. We were told that our campus would be closed…
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Graduates of 2020 and other women job seekers, I know we are living in challenging times. But, we have seen these before. During the influenza pandemic, anthrax, 911, and many wars and other catastrophic and threatening events in the world. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there were influenza pandemics that have…
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Class of 2020, We honor you. To the class that will go down in history! You will go down in history for the great strides you made to get to this day. You will go down in history for the class that had to finish under great pressure and adjustments due to COVID-19. You will…
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“In the United States, almost half of adults (46.4 percent) will experience a mental illness during their lifetime. 5 percent of adults (18 or older) experience a mental illness in any one year, equivalent to 43.8 million people” (Mental Health First Aid, February 2019). Mental health relates to our psychological and emotional well being. Which…
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There are times of joy and victory and times of challenge and trouble. Both can be experienced with an optimistic approach. I did not say that challenging and troubled times are good, but they are productive if viewed with a positive approach. During this time, many of us are living alone with “shelter in place”…
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Most of us have heard of Kimberle Crenshaw’s coined phrase of intersectionality. If not, a compressed definition is the understanding and awareness of one’s identity and the identity of others as being more complex than a singular identification. This helps us to learn to know ourselves more in depth. Truly our identity is more than…
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Educators experience a lot of turmoil, challenges, cutbacks, and uncertainties. However, they also experience joys of graduation, victories of students getting a breakthrough, success of generational change and much more. Additionally, teachers, administrators, and other school staff are confronted with many difficulties as they attempt to close the cultural and achievement gaps. Answering these challenges…
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When we are born into this earth, it is for more than to be someone’s son or daughter, brother or sister, mother or father. Although these are true privileges. It is not to see how much we can take. Though that does not mean you were born to be a pauper. But, it is so…
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