In the past few months, I witnessed a reinvigoration of discussions regarding microaggressions– whether that’s a societal phenomenon, or just something I have personally
Category: Human Rights
Judeo-Christian values? How about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights instead?
Following the attacks in Paris, Republican Presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich said that he wants to set up an agency with a
Abortion: Focusing on the real issues, not the distractions
Abortion opponents often like to dwell on minutia, such as whether or not Planned Parenthood profits from making embryonic organs available for life-saving research.
Black power can only do so much to solve our racial problems
One of the interesting differences between the discord following the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, MO and Baltimore is to what extent
Since I became a “hijabi:” What it means to wear a Muslim headscarf
I decided I wanted to don the hijab last summer. It’s been almost a year now since I became a hijabi (someone who wears
This church – state thing gets curiouser and curiouser
Republican legislators and Governor Mike Pence in Indiana have presented us with the latest incarnation of church – state relations in the United States.
We need police who are also social workers
What would have happened on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What if a
Talking about race
We need to have a serious discussion about race. Because believe it or not, not talking about race is not going to end racism;
Infographic: Literacy around the world
For Literacy Day, the United Nations made an infographic looking at literacy statistics around the world. Education is listed again and again as one
I’m a member of a minority culture: Here’s what it’s like
A few years back, I was searching for essay contests to enter (they were for extra credit; don’t judge), and I stumbled on one