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Don’t lose sight of Black elders in the search for the new-new

July 21, 2025 by Shay
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“Running round in circles, lost my focus, lost sight of my goals, I do this for the love of music, not for the glitter and gold.” – India Arie When I started writing professionally in 2003, I started writing for myself. To be a writer is to have something to say. Full stop. If it …

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Get off my lawn (or, Not all innovation is good for the collective)

June 26, 2025 by Shay
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During a recent House Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee meeting, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his latest plan as part of Making America Healthy Again. And that is that in four years, he would like to see all Americans sporting a wearable. For those not in the know, a …

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Calling All White People, Part 68: What are we now—Generation Ex-Progressive?

June 13, 2025 by Average White Guy
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Calling All White People, Part 68 TODAY’S EPISODE: Gen X’ers are finding their power…in the worst possible way Maybe you don’t pay attention to the names behind our current slide away from democracy. The people behind the scenes and sometimes very publically in front of them who are dictating policies and plans that are now …

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