VOL. 20 NO. 1-- JANUARY 13, 2025
OUR STORIES AND FEATURES
COLUMNISTS
REFLECTIONS/Jonathan Gramling
Immigration as Civil Rights
First of all, I want to profoundly thank each of the 20 “Community Voices” who submitted essays for our 2025 King Holiday issue. While I send out requests to many people, these are the people who answered the call in 2025. While our stated theme is “Civil Rights in the Second Trump Era,” people were free to write an essay on what was on their mind at the time.
I truly enjoyed reading these essays, one of the perks of being an editor. The essays were so thoughtful and stimulating. Through these essays, I am primed for the King Holiday. And by reading them, I hope you become inspired as well.
When I was enjoying my “downtime” these past few weeks — which meant working without pressure or deadlines — I have to admit that I watched a lot of football — collegiate and professional — and what I heard most was the importance of communication between players in order to win the game. I hope that these essays and the entire King Holiday issue facilitates the level of communication that leads to a winning Civil Rights team.