Every generation inherits a dream and a responsibility. America’s story has always been one of contradictions. Vision and violence. Freedom and fear. Unity and division. The question is not only who we were, but who we are willing to become.

We like to think of the American dream as a promise of opportunity, but at its core, it has always been something deeper. It is a shared belief that we can build something better together. That the next chapter of our story can be one of renewal, not ...