We are losing the plot and our humanity

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A few days ago, I found myself thinking about the 9/11 attack and the people on Flight 93. To refresh your memory, the first two planes that were hijacked hit the World Trade Building, the third plane hit the Pentagon, and the last plane—which was believed to be headed for either the White House or …

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The long game, race wars, and building together

A very heavily yellow-and-orange-toned slightly abstract image of a man doing construction or laboring work near a graffiti-covered low wall

Eleven years ago, I started my position as executive director of one of the oldest anti-racism organizations in the United States. Founded in 1968, we believe there is only one other anti-racism organization that is older than us. When I came on board, it was seen as a new beginning. I was the first Black …

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