RAVEN EYES

Cecilia comes home at midnight with dark circles around her eyes like sunken asphalt. Up since 5:30 a.m. because school … Continue reading RAVEN EYES

Four Transformational Rules

“The rules of the game of life are quite simple. Always tell the truth. Never live in fear of anything … Continue reading Four Transformational Rules

The golden grass vulnerable and resilient bows to the wind humbles its form to its surroundings anchored by its identity … Continue reading Strength in Vulnerability

The following spoken word piece was inspired by a student who once asked me, “Why do we have to learn this?” … Continue reading A Biological Experiment of Injustice

Two months she spent with her jaw wired shut. Not only had my grandfather imprisoned my grandmother physically, he took … Continue reading In her, I saw the liberation we had all been waiting for

I started asking myself this question unconsciously seven years ago. And it has evolved into a conscious act of … Continue reading Love Begins with Liberation

At age four I used to run around the front yard wetting my brothers with the water hose. We … Continue reading Liberation Begins with Understanding Where You Have Come From

Yesterday I quit the School of Leadership Graduate Program I had worked so hard to get into. I have always … Continue reading Liberation Begins with Letting Go

Who paid the price for me? Is a question I came across as I was reading a book that was … Continue reading Rock Women: Powerful but Delicately Balanced

In one of her journal entries, Carmen wondered why our Tita had always been obsessed with getting her a car. … Continue reading Driving Was To Her What Flying Is To A Hummingbird