My daughter once told me that some of the kids in her class called her Melissa instead of her name, Marissa. She shrugged her shoulders and said she didn’t correct them because she knew they didn’t mean any harm.
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Category: Personal Life
How the LatinX Community can Support Black Lives Matter
I wrote this article after the brutal killing of George Floyd in May of 2020. I was hesitant to share it because I know it is not perfect. The truth is this article can never be perfect because I am still growing and learning about how to support the Black community. However, I still feel it is important to share this article and start conversations and dialog so that we can truly make progress towards change.
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The Journey Begins
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
The Única blog is meant to share my growth overtime. I will start from one of the lowest points in my life to where I am currently. By far one of the lowest points in my life began when Donald Trump became President in November 2016. Below is a glimpse of what my feelings and thoughts were like during that time.
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