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Improve the 2030 Census Approach to Race Data Collection. Please Act Now.
I'll be submitting the proposal for improvement to the U.S. Census Bureau on November 15th. If you haven't yet had the chance to sign the...

Carlos
Nov 6, 20221 min read


A Way to Achieve a Meaningful, Feasible, and Essential Form of Reparation Right Now
By signing this petition to correct the U.S.Census Bureau’s approach to collecting data on race, you can play a part in bringing about...

Carlos
Oct 15, 20223 min read

Carlos
Oct 7, 20220 min read

A Hollow Lament?
From: There’s Still One Big Trick for Getting Into an Elite College "When the American educational landscape is so obviously a pay-to-win...
Carlos
Oct 1, 20221 min read

Reflection on the Resolving the Race(ism) Conference
Link to the conference website
Carlos
Sep 25, 20221 min read

Black pastor arrested while watering flowers. Racialization Illustrated.
Good morning critical thinkers, seekers of justice, and yearners for liberation from oppressive habits of mind and behavior that lead to,...
Carlos
Aug 31, 20224 min read

Mr., Ms., Mrs., Mx., Honorifics & Inclusivity
NBC News If you're lucky, like me, to be part of a school community that's serious about inclusivity, then your school has discussed or...
Carlos
Aug 30, 20228 min read

Science Shows How to Protect Kids’ Mental Health, but It’s Being Ignored
"Before the pandemic, by 2018, 79 percent of high schools identified safe spaces for LGBTQ youth, 96 percent had antiharassment policies...
Carlos
Aug 23, 20222 min read

How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes
People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade, in July 2015, in New York City. The parade calls attention to the rights...
Carlos
Aug 9, 20221 min read

Tradition gets a Vote. Inclusivity gets the Veto.
"All words are made up." - Thor Vicky Teplitsky Ben-Saadon, left, the coordinator of terminology at the Hebrew Language Academy’s...
Carlos
Aug 2, 20223 min read


Francis Begs Forgiveness for ‘Evil’ Christians Inflicted on Indigenous People
“I am sorry,” he continued. “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the church and of religious...
Carlos
Jul 26, 20223 min read


In Argentina, One of the World’s First Bans on Gender-Neutral Language
The city government in Buenos Aires, the nation’s capital, last month banned teachers from using any gender-neutral words during class...
Carlos
Jul 21, 20222 min read


‘Is That Ableist?’ Good Question.
Title, image, and quoted material from New York Times, July 16, 2022 I'm grateful for the author's ability to hold such a weighty and...
Carlos
Jul 17, 20221 min read

Please Join Us
"...and the world will live as one." - John Lennon Dear friends, I'm delighted and grateful to announce a conference opportunity that I...
Carlos
Jul 16, 20221 min read

Scouting a Path Towards Social Justice
Recently, I had the pleasure and honor of supporting a Boys Scouts of America troop in the process of earning a newly created Eagle Scout...
Carlos
Jun 11, 20225 min read

Because We Love Our Children
I’ve been wondering why a message like the one below has not yet been delivered to the powers that be. —------------------------- To: All...
Carlos
May 29, 20222 min read

“The Colonial System Unveiled.”
This article chronicles the history of the stunning oppression of Haiti. It answers the question many (including myself) have likely had...
Carlos
May 23, 20222 min read


Phony "Parents Rights" Politics meets a Right-speaking Parent
I am grateful for this full-throated rebuke of cynical and vicious attacks on people who uphold the need to teach facts and critical...
Carlos
Apr 22, 20221 min read

Divine Heresy
From New York Times In This Time of War, I Propose We Give Up God By Shalom Auslander April 15, 2022 "God, it seems, paints with a wide...
Carlos
Apr 16, 20221 min read

United Notions?
I recently had a second discussion with Jen Richmond and David Bernstein of the Hold My Drink podcast, and the Institute for Liberal...
Carlos
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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