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Boricua Empowerment is Born and Moving Forward

Boricua Empowerment
What is Boricua Empowerment? Boricua Empowerment is a movement designed to get the people of Puerto Rico believing we can empower ourselves toward independence. Boricua Empowerment is a speaker series taking place all over the island of Puerto Rico. Each event can be attended on its own and yet to get the full benefit, it's…
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Algebra: My Repressed Fears of Being a Failure

Algebra
Something I have rarely admitted to people is that I failed Algebra not once but three times. Since graduating from high school and becoming an adult, in my day-to-day life failing Algebra hasn't been an issue but I can't say it hasn't nagged at me. You may hear me say sometimes that I see no…
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And the Darwin Award Goes to: Caitlyn Jenner

Neither profound nor eloquent, this is a stream of consciousness about Caitlyn Jenner and her misguided faith in Donald Trump and her insulting and flippant manner in which she expresses it. Donald Trump ran his campaign on hate ... and he won: not only the office of the president of the United States but also…
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Genetic Testing for My Future Dogs and Fighting for ACA: The Dichotomy of Being American

The haves and have nots: to me, this epitomizes the dichotomy of being American. [caption id="attachment_1987" align="aligncenter" width="1254"] Not Sally but another German shepherd dog looking intimating.[/caption] I began liking dogs when I was really little. In particular I fell in love with German Shepherds. The man who owned the dry cleaners my mother frequented had one in…
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Little Red Hyundai

This is the story of a driver of a Little Red Hyundai who think she's behind the wheel of a Little Red Corvette and who's got issues.  So I was driving down the mountain this morning, on my way to the town of Arecibo to do my food shopping, this red Hyundai sedan appears in back…
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Rest in Power George Michael

[caption id="attachment_1944" align="aligncenter" width="846"] Photo credit: YouTube[/caption] I first learned of George Michael when I was 18 years old. I was a waitress in a bar & grill called The West End on Broadway between 113th and 114th streets (in Manhattan). The main portion of this joint featured some of the worst Pizza I’ve ever…
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Racist Comments Don’t Have to Be Directed At Us to Have Impact

[caption id="attachment_1934" align="aligncenter" width="1254"] Photo credit: Photoimages[/caption] It may be hard for some to pick up the racist comments said during this discussion, hoping they won't be lost on all. A good friend of mine who's like a sister/cousin named Carolyn posed this question on her Facebook wall yesterday: "Lessons learned in other conversation streams…
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Calling All My White Allies

Back in the 1960s and 70s it seemed the United States was moving toward an age of enlightenment and although just barely out of reach, true integration among the races seemed achievable — if given more time. Leaving aside those who genuinely felt it was the U.S.’s place to interfere and stop the spread of communism (the…
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