Column: The Scars of November

Each of us bears the symbol of life’s progress and transition through the scars we bear on our physical bodies, as well as the scars that dot our emotional, spiritual, and mental beings.

Column: The Art of Showing Up

Each day that we breathe air, we make a choice as to how we show up in our lives for ourselves, for our various traditions, for our neighbors, and for our world. The art of showing up is the art of living.

Opinion: Why Frederick Douglass Was Right

Growing up, I did not understand why some celebrated Independence Day with cheers, while others chose not to celebrate. Recently, after the passage of the Juneteenth law, I am beginning to understand. Why celebrate a holiday fully if one is not free?