“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Haruki Murakami If you have seen the news recently, you’ve likely seen the headlines about the effort to ban books across the country. Book banning, which is a form of censorship, occurs when private […]
Halloween is quickly approaching us, along with costumes that are wacky, spooky, or somewhere in between. While we enjoy a night of tricks and treats, it’s still important to be considerate of others. Cultural appropriation is notorious for occurring on Halloween, by those who know it and those who don’t. Cultural appropriation is the act […]
This last Saturday marks 20 years since the events of September 11th, 2001. So many facets of modern life changed as a result of 9/11 that it is difficult for many people to recall a world before the attacks took place. There are many lessons to be taken from 9/11, among the most important lessons […]
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Did you know that in 1970, the Autism Society began a nationwide effort to promote autism awareness to assure that all people affected by autism are able to achieve the highest quality of life possible? Then, a few years later in 1972 the Autism Society launched the first annual National […]
