Where did the prayers go? Two years after one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country’s history, where 49 lives and their families were...
Opinion
”We need action”
UC Recap – June 4 – June 9
I am writing this recap still in recovery mode after the truly epic bash thrown by the good folks at Presidente Beer and Boiler Room TV to celebrate...
Read More »Four Essential Principles
Cuatro principios esenciales
Es esa época del año en los Estados Unidos de nuevo. Los birretes y las borlas que se lanzan en la celebración, bailan en el cielo. Bryan Stevenson...
This is about Junot Diaz, but it’s more about us
Esto es sobre Junot Díaz, pero se trata más de nosotros
I applaud all the women who have addressed Junot Díaz's inappropriate, sexist, manipulative and power-hungry behavior while calling out the...
UC Recap May 14 – May 19
There are more dark days ahead for the American Experiment. The future looks bleaker by the hour. The Tyrant is now referring to immigrants...
Read More »“We all believe in you”
“Creemos en ustedes”
Esta semana, las escuelas secundarias en los cinco condados están celebrando el Día de Decisión Universitaria (College Decision Day). Esta...
Barbs Away
Podios de la furia
Someone call Heidi. The howls of criticism following comedian Michelle Wolf's remarks at the White House Correspondents’...
The Language of Love
El lenguaje del amor
Cuando dos personas se casan, es una decisión exquisitamente personal y una realidad fabulosamente compartida con familiares...
“There are no more excuses”
“No hay más excusas”
Mi familia y yo migramos a los Estados Unidos en 2007. A los 8 años de edad, ingresé a la escuela primaria sin saber una palabra de inglés. Hoy...
UC Recap – April 2 – April 7
Don’t get me wrong I LOVE the NY Times but I am just not rocking with the Hudson Heights moniker for the more affluent parts of Washington Heights...
Read More »“We must listen”
“Debemos escuchar”
I am a firm believer in the power of young people. They teach me and inspire me every single day; it is clear to me that their compassion, creativity...
Is Mom Depressed?
¿Mamá está deprimida?
California is set to vote on a bill that would mandate screening for maternal depression during pregnancy and after birth. It has unleashed...