7 min readJul 3, 2020
A Birthday Wish for America: Putting the Cultural Back in Multicultural
“In this country, American means white. Everyone else has to hyphenate.” — Toni Morrison
“Words lead to deeds, they prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness.” — Mother Teresa
As we approach our nation’s 244th birthday amidst protests (peaceful and violent) throughout the country which portend another long, contentious, hot summer, I — like many…