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Lessons from a virus: The political is personal…and the empire is crumbling

May 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Shay

We are living in interesting times and I don’t mean that in a good way. This new coronavirus is spreading across the globe and here in the United States, it is safe to say that the current administration is uniquely unqualified to handle the threat that COVID-19 poses to our citizens and to our very …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events, Money, Poverty 1 Comment

Not everyone’s cup of tea

May 10, 2020March 2, 2020 by Shay

“I find myself disagreeing with much of the content and becoming agitated, when I had hoped to become more educated. This just isn’t working for me.” – exit survey of now former BGIM patron I started writing about race back in 2003, back when writing about race as a non-academic was far, far less of …

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Categories Blogging, Racial and Cultural, Random babble, social media, Writing Life 7 Comments

The costs of awakening, or support BGIM Media

May 10, 2020February 21, 2020 by Shay
A person's hands forming the shape of a heart, with a setting sun in the background framed within that "heart"

I am going to keep this short and sweet: If this site is valuable to you, and you have the financial capacity, please become a monthly patron or make a one-time gift today.  It’s been a year since I last directly reached out and asked supporters to support the site; though I do post semi-regular …

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Categories Activism, Blogging, Racial and Cultural, Writing Life
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