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Racial and Cultural

Do you see Black women as humans?

December 7, 2022November 17, 2022 by Shay
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Thanks to the good folks of Generation Z, marginalized folks, and Black and brown folks, we staved off the worst predictions of a red wave and kept democracy from completely flatlining for another two years. However, the House of Representative did fall to GOP control, which is a huge blow to progress. And with the …

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Categories Activism, Current Events, Racial and Cultural 1 Comment

Leaning how long racism has been harming white people, too

November 6, 2022 by Samuel James
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My co-producer Florence Edwards and I have spent the last 18 months or so working on a podcast. It’s called 99 Years and it’s a Black exploration of the deliberate creation of the whitest state in the nation: Maine. It debuted a few weeks ago and there are three episodes out so far, so please …

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Categories Commentary, Racial and Cultural, White folks 3 Comments

When it’s not white people’s time to talk

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 by Heather Denkmire
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One of the most important lessons I’m learning when it comes to undoing racism in myself—and in my racial justice work in the larger world—is that there is not simply one set of rules I can start following. As much as we white people—those of us committed to antiracism, at least—want to learn and do …

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Categories Activism, Commentary, Racial and Cultural
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