Why Is It So Difficult to Make Hate Crimes Stick?
In 2018 it was a synagogue in Pittsburgh targeting Jewish people. In 2019 a Walmart in El Paso targeting Latinos and now in 2022 a super...
United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Racial Tension in the Dominican Community
As racial tensions reach boiling points in the United States due to the killing of George Floyd and countless others. The topic of racism has been...
The Great Divide…The Politics of Race
My Facebook feed is full of politics and it’s getting tiring. I don’t talk about politics much. I actually avoid the topic because people are normally...
The Politics of Skin Complexion: What Sammy Sosa’s Change in Appearance Says About the Stigma Attached to Color and Race
In 2009, after appearing on a television show donning noticeably lighter skin complexion, rumors soared claiming that major league baseball legend Sam...
Trayvon Martin’s Death 5 Years Later…What, If Anything Has Changed?
It’s been five years since then the death of Trayvon Martin. By now the entire world knows the story. A 17 year-old Trayvon – a black unarmed teenager...