Election Day 2020 has arrived! If you’re looking for something to listen to today while you wait in line at the polls, refresh your newsfeed, or watch the election night coverage roll in — look no further. I have made a 4-hour, 72-song Spotify playlist that will certainly put you Read more…
If we were having coffee… I’d tell you that my boyfriend received a presumptive positive COVID-19 diagnosis on Wednesday. Presumptive, as there are no rapid screenings around where we are in rural Georgia, but he tested negative for both strep and the flu. (He’ll receive an official diagnosis after the Read more…
The Fourth of July marks the day in 1776 when the 13 original colonies declared independence from Great Britain. 12 years later, the Constitution was ratified and the United States would be officially born, but today — July 4th — is widely acknowledged as the birth of American independence. The Read more…
Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history. — Maya Angelou I was in my third year at university when I learned about the significance of June 19th — and I Read more…
It’s just after noon here in Georgia and I’m sipping on a cold brew from the town’s local coffee shop. Sitting (socially distanced) here a few mornings a week has quickly become one of my favorite parts of being stationary in a new place — it feels close to “normal” Read more…
Today, I am 27. This is not the birthday I had planned, but then again — few things about life these days feels like what I had planned. (I know I’m not alone on this!) If this year has taught me anything, it’s that life goes on regardless of my Read more…
Every day I have traveled through this country, I am struck with immense gratitude for the opportunity I have to do so. The fact that I am able to do so due to the enormous sacrifice of people who put their country first does not escape me; we owe so Read more…
When I announced this project more than a year ago, I remember pressing publish — and immediately feeling a giant pit form in my stomach. What if I wasn’t able to deliver on what I set out to do? What if I failed in a horribly public way? What if Read more…