Loud and Soft Emotions

Loud and Soft Emotions

I recently attended the Martin Luther King breakfast at SCSU with about 500 of my closest friends.  The keynote speaker—streamed live from Minneapolis– was Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts. His address moved and inspired me, but, more importantly,...
Rumors and Reality

Rumors and Reality

Over the holidays, my mother in law reminded me of a saying that is so pertinent to our day and age: Fear drives people to set aside their intellect and comprehensive capabilities. Case in point, the cross necklace rumor that was started a couple weeks ago in the St....
Christians vs. Muslims?

Christians vs. Muslims?

The greatest commonality in the ever-growing anti-Muslim rhetoric in America, and in Central Minnesota, is that most people that are choosing to live in fear and anger toward the Muslim community identify as Christians. Many Christians are concerned that their...