Rolling us back: Beyond the outrage

The front façade of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, showing just an upper corner, with the portion slight in shadow as it is illuminated gently by the sun

It is no longer hyperbole to say that the United States Supreme Court is marching us closer to the return of yesteryear. A time that many of us have only heard about from older relatives or read about—definitely not the “good old days” for most people. Last year around this time, the court reversed Roe …

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When the racists rally together: The real grifters

a multitude of white hands palms out, held close to each other with a heart image painted in red across them like they were a canvas

It is common for people who do anti-racism work to be referred to as grifters, and it’s one of the more commonplace insults that has been hurled at me over the years. Depending on my mood, it can actually make me chuckle, since I can say with certainty that anti-racism work is not exactly lucrative. …

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