"Language allows us to communicate hope, pain, and the longing to see people treated as equals. It can also ignite fear and hate in the world, harming and ostracizing racial minorities. None of us are impervious to its influence, and the stirring of emotion to language is part of what makes us human. However, if we are unaware of the intention behind those words, the response it incites can make us inhumane"

"I’ve spent my life burning away that steel, a fire of compassion melting down the faulty moral compass I inherited. From this transformation, I have forged my own North Star—a guiding light rooted in empathy and clarity."