Last week, I decided to officially run for Congress to represent Virginia’s 8th Congressional District. Yesterday, we unveiled our campaign logo and launched our website.
Author: Teddy Fikre
Originally from Ethiopia, Teddy Fikre is a prolific writer who believes that the pen is indeed mightier than the gun and that love is more powerful than injustice. A Fred Hampton independent and a stone wall protecting labor from multinational corporations, Teddy believes that it is time to stop focusing on our differences and unite to defend our common interests.
I thought about running for Congress ten years ago. I had it all planned out in my mind. Disappointed after witnessing Obama’s overpromises turn into
Here is the incontrovertible truth, our country is at the precipice. Homelessness is at record levels, the working class is being pushed into poverty and
I have been watching the state of race relations in America deteriorate with a sense of utter dismay for the past seven years. As frustrations
There is no denying that we are living through times that are steeped in injustice and abounding with profound injuries. America was once the shining
On April 4th, 1968, at 7:05 PM EST, Martin Luther King Jr. took his last breath, taking with him a dream of equality and justice
My Love for Virginia is a dream of what is possible as much as it is an imperative to address multiplying inequalities that are being