News & Commentary

When I was asked to learn more about Chili’s new management program, which would allow me to take another step up the corporate ladder, I was thrilled. I attended a seminar about the program in June. I never thought that what I wore to the seminar would cause the end of my Chili’s career.

Meagan was surprised when her general manager told her that the district manager had seen her at the seminar and commented that she was “inappropriately dressed.”

Any Junior or Senior student with missing credits at Mingus High are given "scarlet badges" to wear.

This blog post originally appeared in the December 2018 issue of Echo Magazine as part of the magazine's "We The People" column.

As Congress takes historic measures to reform our criminal justice system, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is seizing upon this moment to push myths that created Arizona’s mass incarceration crisis in the first place.

Glendale Union denied me and countless others the opportunity to get an education and be a part of my community. Now, these changes will help young people avoid this discrimination in the future.

This blog post originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Echo Magazine as part of the magazine's "We The People" column.

I was arrested while exercising my First Amendment rights. Then, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office mistreated me and highlighted the urgent need for law enforcement to put policies in place to protect transgender Arizonans.

While public charter schools pilfer Arizona tax dollars, students, especially children of color, children with disabilities and English Language Learners, are pushed out of the classroom on a daily basis.