“Will she have thought it necessary to report this to someone at the front desk, which was within sight of the restroom door?” by lora burge I had a weird experience a couple months ago. […]
Identity
In the afternath of the recent U.S. Presidential election, we are encouraging our essayists to write and share their own pain, and to also remind us all of our responsibility to be restorative and loving […]
The other day I walked out of church. Don’t get me wrong. It’s something I have thought about doing before but never did. I love communities of faith too much. Did I mention I’m an […]
In this premiere of our series on homelessness, Sergio Centeno introduces the term Conceptual Homelessness. Sergio, while himself experiencing housing insecurity, has asked us to consider that homelessness is more than living outdoors, but a […]
by Martin McKinney Recently, I visited a community in the Colombia state of Sucre. Named La Alemania, the community of twelve families is rebuilding after being assaulted by the paramilitary, assaults that were occurring as […]
Nora Gaines joins Stories Connect with her essay, “We Are Not All Strong Black Women.” In this debut essay, Nora asks that we cast aside our stereotypes of the strong black woman and allow Black […]