In honor of our nation’s 247th birthday, I want to challenge you to do one thing. Stop classifying others with one word –– unless that word is “American.” Much of…
Food. Friends. Family. Football. A win-or-go-home scenario. Those are the staples of Super Bowl Sunday, a clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. But this isn’t a…
Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run on Tuesday night for the New York Yankees. 60th. That matched Babe Ruth’s single-season home run total in 1927, a record that stood…
Back in March, I wrote of my frustrations with the MLB’s nonchalance with the popularity of baseball as a sport and obsession with money. But watching as two-time Cy Young…
Baseball was my first love, becoming the genesis of countless, timeless memories. The crack of the bat, the cheering crowd, hearing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” after each Yankee…
Many workers formerly classified as "low-skilled" were deemed "essential" at the beginning of the pandemic. They're slowly getting the old label back, and it's problematic.
In discussions about K-12 education reform, disabled students are often an afterthought, yet represent a gaping hole in the system. I have documented my own struggles with higher education throughout…
As I have watched the Paralympics, the name Becca Meyers echoes between my ears. Thinking what would've been, could've been and should be has infuriated me since I read that…
American gymnast Simone Biles has been the center of attention since removing herself from multiple competitions last week. Biles said on social media Friday that she is dealing with what…
July is a symbolic month for the disability community. On July 26, 1990, the transformative Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, and in celebration of its 25th anniversary, New York…
Words matter. Each letter sequence has a meaning attached to it, and sometimes more than one. So the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never…
