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Henry David Thoreau's writings on self-sufficient living, despite his reliance on others, serve as an apt analogy for America's early beginnings—built on the labor of enslaved people, women, and immigrants. Never mind the open secrets that Thoreau lived on his wealthy neighbor's

My post-graduate journey centered on unlearning much of what I had absorbed during my undergraduate years. Taking up the mantle of "autodidact," I turned to educational YouTube content by cultural critics like Kat Blaque and Franchesca Ramsey. By the grace of Goddess, I came across Ericka Hart

The Case Against Marcellus Williams: A Pattern of White Supremacist Violence Marcellus ‘Khaliifa’ Williams, a 55-year-old, devout Muslim and father, was executed on September 24th, 2024. An imam for other incarcerated people, Williams was also an accomplished poet. Despite protests, national attention, more than a million signatures on

In March of this year, Sasha DiGiulian, a prominent rock climber, posted a photo of herself with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House. The caption read: "I feel inspired by what VP Kamala Harris said to us — 'You may be the first to do many things,

“One of our people in the Native community said the difference between white people and Indians is that Indian people know they are oppressed but don’t feel powerless. White people don’t feel oppressed, but feel powerless. Deconstruct that disempowerment. Part of the mythology that they’ve been teaching

(Alternative Title: How the Access Fund Isn't Outdoor Advocacy) It's the Blue Angels passing overhead while children and adults alike cheer and look up with glee. It's the countless mountaineers making headlines after fatal attempts to summit peaks like the Matterhorn and Sagarmatha or

My friend texted me and said, "I have so much anxiety centered around the whole election right now." And maybe you're feeling this way too. Or, maybe you're in total acceptance. Maybe you're somewhere in between. A lot of folks are worried