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The devastation of Hurricane Ida is yet another reminder that racial minorities will forever endure the most suffering
The day before he was set to survey the damage left in Louisiana following the catastrophic arrival of Hurricane Ida, President Biden, as he often does, tried to remind us that as Americans, we have more in common than not.
“This isn’t about politics,” Biden said from the White House…
Times were different then, but I’m perfectly fine judging them by today’s standards
If you’re a gay person of a certain age who came out in the ’90s or earlier, you’ve probably heard it all before. And it’s very likely someone who cares about you tried to rationalize the homophobic reaction of an older relative.
They might have said something along the lines…
It’s hard being left-handed in a society that caters to righties
It all started pretty innocently. I was playing around on TikTok (don’t judge me) and someone asked, “What is something you’ll get a lot of hate for if you say it out loud?”
My answer?
“Right-handedness is one of the worst kinds of supremacy out there.”
The response was overwhelming…
The controversial producer and rapper has a cult of personality so strong that nothing he does — even trivializing slavery — can damage him
Two years ago, Kanye West was asked if he feared of losing his audience in light of recent controversy surrounding comments made about race and politics.
“I’m only … afraid of my daddy, God,” West told L.A. radio host Big Boy. “I done been 15 years. I’m telling you that…
It’s hard to champion Jeff Bezos’ and Richard Branson’s cosmic voyages when so many people are suffering
Optics aside, I can see some value in a billionaire riding into space on what looked like a blue dick.
On Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos successfully completed his foray into space after launching from a remote area of West Texas on his Blue Origin rocket along with three crewmates…
This Week in Racism
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease!
Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…
It is coming in public and in private, whether we like it or not
Note: This essay has been updated to reflect the passage of the Juneteenth bill by Congress, as well as the signing of the bill into law by President Biden on June 17, 2021.
Here it comes. Get ready for it. As Stanley Tucci’s Nigel says in The Devil Wears Prada…
This Week in Racism
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease!
Death and taxes used to be the only two certainties in life. But no matter how much progress it feels like we’re making sometimes, the sad fact is you can probably slide racism into that list. Are we in a moment of uprising that feels like it has the potential…
Doughnuts, fish plates, cash… whatever works
This past March, a corporate executive aware of his vast customer base had an idea to speed up the efforts to vaccinate more Americans and help end the ongoing hell that is this plague: a free doughnut in exchange for proof of vaccination.
Given the realities of life in 2021…
The infuriating impact of a toxic breakroom
Did you see me smile?
Was it even funny? Are you trying to test the plasticity of my face as you beckon me in with a warm, inviting interlude before launching into racist commentary that only gets uglier with each passing second? …
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