By LaKeshia N. Myers Admittedly, I have never struggled with alcohol addiction, but I know individuals who have. When speaking to them, they all told me, “The first step is admitting you have a problem; we admit we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.” Utilizing that same logic, I am comfortable in […]
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White Fragility: The Essence of America’s Fear of Critical Race Theory
By LaKeshia N. Myers A century ago, African American citizens of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had their community decimated within the span of 18 hours. Spurred by a rumor of an alleged sexual assault of a white female by a Black teenager in an elevator, the Black neighborhood was under siege by a […]
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s Time for Equity in Women’s Sports
By LaKeshia N. Myers All my life I have been immersed in and around sports. Whether watching on television or participating in team sports as a student, I’m very thankful that my parents made it their business to introduce me to various sports to develop athleticism, camaraderie and leadership skills—skills that I continue to use […]
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O Say, Can’t You See? — Why Legislating American Patriotism is a Slippery Slope
By LaKeshia N. Myers Before anyone decides to draw their own misinformed conclusions about me (or the title of this article), let me set the record straight: I am very patriotic. Being the niece and cousin of veterans who have served in every military action since the Korean War, my love for service members and […]
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