Informed

Today I attended an annual community event called "Mothers Against Violence." It was started by a woman named Marna who lost her son due to gun violence ten years ago here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The purpose of the event was to get the people together to discuss the effects of violence and to talk about how to prevent this from ever happening again. As part of the event there was food and bounce house for the children. But the moment before the food was being served, I hear something that I wanted others to know. The woman who began this annual event came out from her house where the event was held after many hours of preparation for food. She and two other woman came out with a large banner which read in bold, Hall of Pain 2014 below it read all the African American males and females who died due to senseless violence this year. One of the lady who was holding the banner with Marna stated, "many of these names written here are students who I've taught. W...

  Immigration isn't something new in the U.S. This land was founded for people to settle and leave the brutality and unfair treatment they've suffered from their original country. According to the Bering Strait Theory, not even the Native Americans were native people of the U.S. until they migrated to what was then referred to as the "New World." With that being said, immigrants coming to the U.S. for numerous of reasons shouldn't be deployed or stereotyped because no one really knows what they had to deal with in their home country. Many were brutally treated unfairly and most were drastically impacted by the economic and political state of their country and faced many tough time as well as situation. Why shouldn't they not settle in a land where they can raise their children in a more tranquilized community and not have to deal with the unnecessary situations taking place! If we go back to history, the reason why people from England moved into ...

Last night I was watching the Kelly File on Fox News and I came across the story on Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who is said to be very controversial according to Fox News and other sources on Islam. She is a Somali-born activist, writer and politician who at one point was a Muslim, but now considers her self an atheist. Now, I don't mind whether or not she is Muslim, Atheist, Christian or any other religion. I just don't want someone like her who has no knowledge of Islam giving others false information and views on the religion. She is called on to speak on television and events to talk about Islam. First of all,  if you're going to speak about the religion do not base your facts on assumptions. No one has said anything about Ms. Ali being Atheist, but why is she trying to be the spokesperson for Muslims when she's clearly isn't one at all?  Just because she was at one point doesn't make her a scholar on Islam. I suggest her to stop pouri...