Category: Wisdom
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I remember hearing “This Little Light of Mine” long before I truly understood it. I was a small child in a church in the early 1980s, surrounded by families who carried both joy and heaviness in their voices. The song moved through an upstairs room in a way that felt familiar even before I could…
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Most people in the continental United States do not understand why coloniality remains an urgent issue in Puerto Rico. They recognize the island through images of beaches and Bad Bunny, but they rarely understand its political reality. What is colonially? Puerto Rico remains an unincorporated territory of the United States, a status created by early…
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I am writing this for a student you know or someone you care about who is figuring out school, college, or the bigger question of who they want to become. If someone comes to mind as you read this, I hope you will send it to them, because sometimes the right message reaches someone at…
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There are moments when you must decide whether truth matters more than approval. The story circulating in the True Stories Facebook group about Charles Woodson captures that decision with striking clarity. For those who may not know his full background, Woodson is one of the most respected figures in American sports: a Heisman Trophy winner…
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Wicked: For Good delivers a cinematic experience that deepens the mythology of Oz in powerful and unexpected ways. Seeing the film in 3D this past week heightened the magic and the emotional stakes, especially in moments involving character action, public ceremonies, and the sweeping landscapes that frame the story. What struck me most was not…
Cloaking Inequity 