As is the case most mornings, we had the morning news on in the background as we got ready for work and daycare. At one point, Lawrence Jones came on the screen with the rest of the Fox & Friends crew. Observing that he looked a little different than Steve, Brian, and Ainsley (i.e. he’s…
I remember once in college I had the opportunity to witness a human dissection. Two, actually; they were happening side by side. My friend—she was pre-med and the reason I got to watch this whole thing—was working on the male cadaver, and was in the process of exploring his left arm. I’ll never forget how…
Congress lost its longest-serving acting representative this week, when Rep. John Conyers finally succumbed to pressure and resigned (or, um, “retired” as he put it) from office after the sexual harassment claims continued to pile up against him. He’s one of many. Titans of industry, entertainment, media and politics—from Harvey Weinstein to Matt Lauer and…
I remember the very first time I got hate mail for something I wrote. I was 16 and had just landed a gig as a junior columnist at a local newspaper. I wrote about everything from school issues to exchange programs and cultural profiles—by and large it was pretty chill, uncontroversial stuff. I was so…
Yesterday, you may recall that we discussed how all races have at one time been victims of oppression. The pages of history are positively bursting of sad examples to this end. Using Michael Eric Dyson’s explanation, since a person cannot be racist if that person is part of “the oppressed” . . . then by…
A Future Free 