David De La Fuente

From Words to Action: What International Human Rights Day Demands of Us in 2025 On December 10, 1948, in the shadow of genocide, war, and mass displacement, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It was framed as a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations,” setting out 30 articles that affirm every person’s inherent dignity and rights, regardless of nationality, race, gender, religion, or status.

From Words to Action: What International Human Rights Day Demands of Us in 2025

On December 10, 1948, in the shadow of genocide, war, and mass displacement, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It was framed as a “common standard of…

Let go with grace. Trust with patience. What’s meant for you won’t miss you. 🌿 #wednesdaywisdom #growthmindset #RadiantMinds

Week 2 of the Penn State Bake Off: serving loaded potato soup + loaded confidence. 🍲😎
#weare #pennstate #psuworldcampus #neurodivergent #hsp

Hate has created many problems — but not one solution. Choose compassion. Choose courage. Choose love. 💛 #mayaangelou #RadiantMinds

Kindness transforms.
Even the smallest act of care can shift someone’s whole day. Keep leading with light. 🌿✨
#mondaymotivation #RadiantMinds #KindnessMatters

20 hours, one inclusive learning blueprint, and a 💯 later—cheers to designing spaces where every mind can thrive. 🥂✨ #RadiantMinds #gradstudent #education #neurodivergent #inclusion

A new home for deeper writing, healing, and reflection; my Substack is live. ✨
If my words have supported you, you’ll find even more there.
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#healing #mindset #growth #HSP #neurodivergent

Remembering the Silence: Honor, Loss, and Legacy on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is a quiet but insistent invitation to hold multiple truths at once: the shock and sacrifice of December 7, 1941; the enduring grief of families and survivors; and the complicated legacy of war that continues to shape how veterans live, study, and serve long after they hang up the uniform. As a graduate student and Navy veteran, this day is less about re‑staging battle narratives and more about asking what it means to remember responsibly in a country still learning how to care for those it sends into harm’s way.

Remembering the Silence: Honor, Loss, and Legacy on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is a quiet but insistent invitation to hold multiple truths at once: the shock and sacrifice of December 7, 1941; the enduring grief of families and survivors; and the complicated legacy…

Stepping into this Sunday with peace, purpose, and trust.
What’s meant for me will arrive in perfect timing. 🌿✨
#SundayBlessing #RadiantMinds #FaithJourney

Breaking free from toxic masculinity and rigid gender roles is deeper than “self-improvement” it’s a return to our humanity. We deserve softness, power, and truth that isn’t shaped by fear.
Full post in bio. 💛
#genderequality #healing #RadiantMinds

Cold front hit and I’m writing my 15-page grad paper in a Pikachu onesie because… balance. ❄️⚡📚
#weare #pennstate #psuworldcampus #neurodivergent #hsp

Dignity in Every Step: Honoring the Power, Leadership, and Rights of Disabled Communities International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) this year centers on “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress,” a call to place disability inclusion at the core of development, governance, and everyday practice.​ Why today matters The United Nations set 3 December as IDPD to promote dignity, rights, and wellbeing for persons with disabilities and to spotlight the systemic benefits of full inclusion across political, social, economic, and cultural life.

Dignity in Every Step: Honoring the Power, Leadership, and Rights of Disabled Communities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) this year centers on “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress,” a call to place disability inclusion at the core of…

Do what’s right, not what’s easy. Integrity is your true north. 🌿 #wednesdaywisdom #RadiantMinds

Started The Great Penn State Bake Off by leveling up my leftovers: turkey pot pie with a stuffing crust. Cozy, creative, and Penn State approved. 🥧💙
#psuworldcampus #weare #pennstate #neurodivergent #hsp

First to Rise: World Campus First-Generation Student Support Fund Join me and make a gift to GivingTuesday 2025.

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Honoring National Giving Day by uplifting our First-Gen community. Penn State’s First-Gen Student Support Fund helps students access Tri-Alpha membership & essential programming. If you can give or share, you help open doors for those who are building the future.
#FirstGen #GivingTuesday #PSU

Penn State said “delay everything” and honestly, same ❄️🐾
#weare #pennstate #snowday #neurodivergent #hsp

As a Navy veteran, I’ve seen how political decisions harm real people. This happened in Trump’s first term and history is repeating itself. We deserve truth and accountability.
#HumanRights #Accountability #VeteranVoices #RadiantMinds

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #indigenoushistory #decolonize #beforecolonization #RadiantMinds

Courage in Motion: How Rosa Parks’ Lifelong Fight for Justice Still Teaches Us to Stand Up Today Rosa Parks Day, observed on December 1, commemorates the transformative impact of Parks’ act of civil disobedience in 1955 and invites reflection on her enduring legacy within the pursuit of social justice. Recent scholarship emphasizes not only Parks’ catalytic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott but also her broader contributions spanning activism, advocacy for Black women, and the relevance of her legacy in contemporary movements for equality.

Courage in Motion: How Rosa Parks’ Lifelong Fight for Justice Still Teaches Us to Stand Up Today

Rosa Parks Day, observed on December 1, commemorates the transformative impact of Parks’ act of civil disobedience in 1955 and invites reflection on her enduring legacy within the pursuit of social…

Begin this week with clarity, forgiveness, and faith. 🌿✨ Let your soul guide you into better things. #MondayMotivation #RadiantMinds

Raising Our Voices: Leading With Human Rights This Month and Beyond Every December, the global community observes Universal Human Rights Month, culminating in Human Rights Day on December 10th, the anniversary of the United Nations' adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. As we approach the document's 77th anniversary, this observance offers a critical moment to assess both the remarkable progress made in advancing human dignity worldwide and the persistent and in some cases, intensifying challenges that threaten to undermine these fundamental freedoms.

Raising Our Voices: Leading With Human Rights This Month and Beyond

Every December, the global community observes Universal Human Rights Month, culminating in Human Rights Day on December 10th, the anniversary of the United Nations' adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in…

Beyond the Myth: How the Pocahontas–John Smith Story Became America’s First Colonial Fantasy The available historical and scholarly evidence indicates that John Smith and Pocahontas were not “in love” in any meaningful romantic sense; instead, their later mythologized relationship reflects colonial politics, gendered power, and the needs of American nation‑building more than it does the lived reality of an 11‑ or 12‑year‑old Powhatan girl and a 27‑year‑old English soldier. Recent historiography increasingly treats the love story as a settler‑colonial fantasy that obscures abduction, coercive conversion, and the instrumentalization of Pocahontas as both diplomatic broker and imperial symbol.

Beyond the Myth: How the Pocahontas–John Smith Story Became America’s First Colonial Fantasy

The available historical and scholarly evidence indicates that John Smith and Pocahontas were not “in love” in any meaningful romantic sense; instead, their later mythologized relationship reflects…

Final weeks are coming; today I prep, plan, and slay. 📚💻✨
#weare #pennstate #neurodivergent #hsp #gradstudentlife

Every step is guided. Every door is timed. Today I release, realign, and rest in what’s unfolding. 🌿✨ #SundayBlessing #RadiantMinds #FaithJourney

Long before state lines, these lands were Native homelands—Lenape, Haudenosaunee, Abenaki, Wampanoag, Shawnee & many more.
Their presence endures.
The land remembers its first caretakers.
#HonorNativeHistory #RadiantMinds

Before these states had borders, they were home to thriving Native nations, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee, Catawba, Tuscarora, Algonquian peoples & more.
Their stories remain alive. The land remembers its first caretakers.
#HonorNativeHistory #IndigenousHistory #Decolonize #RadiantMinds

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours 🧡✨
May today bring warmth, gratitude, and the kind of peace you can feel in your spirit.
#thanksgiving #gratitude #neurodivergent #hsp

Truth, Honor, and Remembrance: What National Native American Heritage Day Teaches Us National Native American Heritage Day is an annual opportunity to honor the richness and resilience of Indigenous peoples, foster awareness of their histories, and confront both persistent challenges and remarkable progress. Recent scholarly work underscores the importance of visibility, representation, and respect for Native contributions across social, political, and cultural domains. ​ Rethinking Historical Exclusion Current scholarship highlights how Native American experiences have long been excluded from mainstream historical narratives.

Truth, Honor, and Remembrance: What National Native American Heritage Day Teaches Us

National Native American Heritage Day is an annual opportunity to honor the richness and resilience of Indigenous peoples, foster awareness of their histories, and confront both persistent challenges and…

Long before statehood, the Southwest and West Coast were thriving Indigenous homelands; Pueblo, Diné, Apache, Pomo, Chinook, Coast Salish, Hopi, and many more.
Their brilliance shaped the land.
✨ The land remembers and so do we.
#IndigenousHistory #Decolonize #RadiantMinds