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Racial and Cultural

The rise of intolerance and the value of dialogue

May 7, 2020February 18, 2016 by Shay

Intolerance is the new black and, frankly, we should all be scared regardless of who we are. Living in Maine, many of us have become almost immune to the bombastic rantings of our governor, but the truth is that Paul LePage is a microcosm of something much larger than an intolerant bigot in a predominantly …

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Categories Racial and Cultural, Random babble 2 Comments

Open Letter to Gov. Paul LePage from a Black Mainer

May 23, 2017February 11, 2016 by Shay

Dear Paul, I hope that you don’t mind, but I am going to call you by your first name. I don’t stand on formality and titles are so overrated. Besides, to be frank, using language like “Honorable” doesn’t quite feel right in the context of what I need to say to you. Paul, I am …

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Categories Current Events, Maine, Racial and Cultural Tags Maine, Paul LePage, racism 24 Comments

Primetime Blackness and White Discomfort

November 13, 2017February 8, 2016 by Shay

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. – James Baldwin  America is a nation in the midst of seismic change—a change so great that it threatens the very soul of this nation and, to be honest, that’s not necessarily a …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags Beyonce, racism, Superbowl 50, whiteness 9 Comments
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