PinnedAisha K. StaggersReflections on Turning 50 and Learning to Embrace This Thing Called LifeI saw 50 as an age of arrival—the perfect marriage of wisdom, confidence, and grace. A blend of audacity and acceptance, where you embrace…Sep 212Sep 212
Aisha K. StaggersWhite Supremacy Won in 2024 — Because Trump DidIt’s 2024, and America has handed the keys back to Donald Trump. But make no mistake: Trump’s win is a victory for white supremacy, a force…12h ago12h ago
Aisha K. StaggersSomeone Should Tell Mainstream Media Their Job is To Inform, Not EntertainIt’s been said before, but it bears repeating: The job of mainstream media is to inform, not entertain.Oct 29Oct 29
Aisha K. StaggersCowardice in Media Has a Gender, and It Is MaleIn a political landscape riddled with uncertainty, one constant has emerged: the cowardice of male-owned media companies when faced with…Oct 281Oct 281
Aisha K. StaggersTrump Rallies Racism: A Disturbing Display of Bitterness, Division, and Hate That Should Make Us…Donald Trump’s recent klanpaign rally at Madison Square Garden was more than just a political spectacle—it was a reminder that racism is…Oct 28Oct 28
Aisha K. StaggersIn Defense of Boredom: Finding Yourself in the Quiet MomentsWe live in a time when stillness feels like a sin. Oct 25Oct 25
Aisha K. StaggersThe Beauty of Being Unremarkable: Why a Quiet Life Can Be the Most LiberatingThere’s a strange tension in today’s culture: we’re told that to live fully, we have to be remarkable.Oct 25Oct 25
Aisha K. StaggersLife Is A Dream: Why Dreams of Who We Are and Who We Can Be Get Better As We AgeAt 50, I am still dreaming. But my dreams today are different from the ones I had as a child or a young adult. Back then, dreams were my…Oct 23Oct 23
Aisha K. StaggersThe Age of the Armchair Scholar: How Social Media Fuels Pseudo-IntellectualismSocial media has revolutionized how we communicate, but somewhere along the way, it also became the loudest echo chamber for half-baked…Oct 20Oct 20
Aisha K. StaggersTrump Univision Town Hall Falls Flat as Latinos Were Having None of His BullshitDonald Trump waltzing into a Univision town hall thinking he could charm his way into Latino hearts was about as predictable as it was…Oct 18Oct 18