Screenshot In T-minus 3 days I will embark on another international adventure as education activist and Fulbright Scholar. Through the funding of the US Department of State and World Learning, this grant will allow myself and a band of some of the most ambitious and socially conscious teenagers in the country to engage this journey …
from the classroom to the courtroom: I sat behind ruby’s killer
I never wrote a blog within the first 48 hours of an episodic event that moved me, had an impression on me, searing me with the seconds and minutes that led up to the moment. This was one of those days. It was like it was yesterday because in this sacred instant that I write, …
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looking for butterflies-chronicles for the lonely
I honestly don't even know where to begin. I want to be careful how I phrase myself because I don't want to draw, welcome, or attract negative energy. Yet, I gotta say: I'm pretty lonely right now, world. High achievers, movers, shakers, builders, disruptors... The passionate, the public presence, the thought leader... Appearances can live …
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We Speak English Here: From Erasure to Revolution
The revolution began in a hallway. My mother, a little Puerto Rican girl in a Chicago public school, spoke Spanish with her friend when a teacher stopped them. "We speak English here," the teacher said, her voice carrying the weight of authority, assimilation, of erasure. My mother, young and eager to please, swallowed her native …
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“Public Statement from Mrs g: DOE Layoffs – expose, resist, protect.
Public Response Statement on Department of Education Layoffs This past week, we watched a cruel unraveling unfold—a flatline between what we hoped for and what we hold as truth. The layoffs within the Department of Education aren’t just numbers—they are broken promises, the loss of our most sacred hopes. These cuts are not just fiscal …
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WHM 2025-it’s all on the line
I'm not even sure how to start this entry. With the state of our world, with the outright racism, sexism, classism...give me a second to recollect. This year has to be different for the conscious, for the woke, for the believer of justice To the woman----we have a choice and a chance We have a …
Rest between the rhythms–back up between the blows.
Just checking in. How are you friend? Where are you right now? It's the end of the year and this is usually the time where we become sober-minded and reflect. Yet, I'm always reflecting. Sometimes too much and for too long, but on the contrary, I've come up for air to give you some pearls …
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“Mrs. g., is my mom gonna get deported?”: the aftermath post-election for the latino community & the margin dwellers in k12.
Just days after the election, and even before, many school buildings were turning into spaces that were catching stories of terror, concerns of deportation & pure worry for those of us who already felt at the end of education's priority list, feel the impending doom of being pushed out altogether. I'd be dishonest if I …
Save your prayers–Georgia school shooting response from a teacher’s desk.
The victims were identified as students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39 and Christina Irimie, 53. On Wednesday September 4th, it started as what appeared to be a normal school day across America. For my school community back home, bells were ringing, feet were shuffling, a sea …
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more than fresh ink: Lady J & Mrs. G.
There's some much to say to you. I first wanta say, thank you. I'm grateful to everyone that has believed in me, supported me, and amplified the work of my life somehow...at whatever capacity. As I close my year leave of absence, the idea of Justice, balancing those scales while following the beckon of Lady …
Sofia Speaks 