The Death of My Dad Helped Me Realize the True Colors of Our Country — The breeze calmly swept off the steel blue bay into the beach house’s screened-in porch as I answered a call from my mother six years ago. I felt a flutter in my heart and goose bumps on my arms as I saw her name on the caller ID. The timing…

When Striving for Equity We Need to Recognize Mistakes, Apologize to Those Harmed, Fix the Harm Swiftly and Provide Education to All Working to achieve equity — faith, racial or social — is challenging and hard work. Undoubtedly, each of us will make mistakes as we embark on our individual…

Mistakes and biases are part of being human, how we handle them is of the utmost importance. Lessons from elected leader’s misguided social media post. — Like many, I understand the power of social media. I know it can bring people together in a heartbeat. Just as quickly, I’ve seen it create deep divides. Recently, what should have been a community celebration, rapidly devolved into a divisive, hate-infused social media frenzy in Fairfax, Virginia. My tears…

I am utterly flabbergasted by Governor Northam’s premature decision to lift Virginia’s mask mandate. Discussing the CDC’s new guidance that vaccinated individuals do not need to mask up indoors, I adamantly exclaimed sensible Virginia would surely retain its mask mandate. How wrong I was. Governor Northam’s press release accurately stated…

A call to dismantle racial and social inequities, starting with how we celebrate holidays in Fairfax County Public Schools “If not you, then who? If not now, then when?” Over the past few days, my heart continually whispered these ancient words. The elected leaders of my children’s school system, Fairfax…