This November 2008, I was gifted the chance to address the 35,000+ strong Civil Rights March in Los Angeles, California. I walked to the podium, passing the Mayor, Ricky Lake, Lucy Lawless, the City Attorney, Connie Rice, amongst a host of other luminaries. Amongst this series of speakers, I was...

The chickens won, and I congratulate them - because by protecting their rights we as humans are better for it. But I can't help but wonder (insert Sex and the City music) do chicken's deserve humane treatment anymore than I deserve equality from my country, from my brethren? Perhaps on...

Senator McCain: "I think that we've proven that both parents are important in the success of a family, so, no I don't believe in gay adoption."

We must leave behind opinions of convenience that exaggerate difference for political advantage. Senator McCain, himself an adoptive parent of Bridget - adopted from...

"BABY DIES IN FOSTER CARE", screams another tragic headline. Another instance of loss -- preventable, lamentable loss. A head will roll, probably that of a low level social worker, ill equipped to handle the overwhelming caseload. Calls for systemic change will result, yet none will occur. And as always the...

At the frontlines of the battle to reclaim youth from the throes of mobility, insecurity, and the insanity of the injustice thrust upon their shoulders - are foster parents. Daily, the task of caring for the immediate needs of these the most vulnerable is not met by the Foster Care...

Awash in a sea of educated individuals for seven years, I found I earned my PhD in foster care reform not in the halls of a classroom, but instead, amongst the countless foster homes, foster brothers, foster sisters, social workers, judges, lawyers, therapists, etc. that acted in and upon my...

Close your eyes; what do you see? That is the path foster youth see, know and expect: an endless expanse of black. Keep your eyes closed. Now, remember how you got from high school to where you sit today. Think of all those memories as stepping stones and visualize all...