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Jan 7

Into the Light: A Reckoning

by Valerie Morales Three hours before the calamity there was a vicious hit that was deemed appropriate. It was the last seconds of the Cotton Bowl game and Tulane was driving down field when a violent collision left both Tulane receiver and USC defender dazed. There was a break in…

NFL

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Into the Light: A Reckoning
Into the Light: A Reckoning
NFL

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Jun 29, 2022

Abortion. And Black Me.

by Valerie Morales Imagine a 19-year-old rape victim living in a country with abortion restrictions. Imagine she was impregnated by the man who raped her. Imagine the anxiety of a belly that grows month after month. Imagine silence. Imagine tears. Imagine not being able to sleep. Imagine sociological art: housing…

Abortion

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Abortion and Black Me
Abortion and Black Me
Abortion

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May 26, 2022

Republicans Care About Embryos when they Should Care About Children

by Valerie Morales Hours after nineteen children and two adults lay in their own fetid blood, and hours after an 18-year-old perished, shot dead by a Border Patrol agent, night fell across Texas. For the unlucky, it was a quiet night of diminished capacity and broken hearts. Retraumatization grief and…

Mass Shootings

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Republicans Care About Embryos. The Rest of Us Care About Children
Republicans Care About Embryos. The Rest of Us Care About Children
Mass Shootings

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May 17, 2022

From Georgia to Buffalo and Everywhere In Between: Racism and Pain

by Valerie Morales When news broke of the Buffalo murders I remembered two months earlier when a mostly black lacrosse team was harassed by the police in Georgia. No one died in the racial profiling travesty on I-95 and the victims were decades younger than those in Buffalo, but trauma…

Murder

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From Georgia to Buffalo and Everywhere In Between: Racism and Pain
From Georgia to Buffalo and Everywhere In Between: Racism and Pain
Murder

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May 7, 2022

The Abortion Pill Is 22 Years Old. Its Rebirth is Stunning.

by Valerie Morales For economic reasons both my parents receive their medications through the mail. When the idea was first presented to them they were skeptical. They were used to hand holding by a pharmacist and didn’t quite believe there was a simpler way of pill delivery until month after…

Abortion

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The Abortion Pill Is 22 Years Old. Its Rebirth Is Stunning.
The Abortion Pill Is 22 Years Old. Its Rebirth Is Stunning.
Abortion

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Apr 25, 2022

Melissa Lucio Has Died Eight Times

by Valerie Morales Melissa Lucio will not be executed on Wednesday the 27th of April. Her blood will not wound the world. The rocks will not cry out. Her death won’t demand urgency. Her children won’t mourn her even as they mourn her. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio is still incarcerated. But…

Death Penalty

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Melissa Lucio Has Died Eight Times
Melissa Lucio Has Died Eight Times
Death Penalty

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Apr 5, 2022

My Mother Warned Me About Men Like Lindsay Graham

by Valerie Morales This happened in one of my favorite movies: a hunter of human cargo was creeping through 1873 Ohio. He was desperately looking for a woman named Sethe who had escaped slavery by boating across the Ohio River with her newborn daughter named Beloved. When the slave catcher…

Ketanjibrownjackson

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My Mother Warned Me About White Men Like Lindsay Graham
My Mother Warned Me About White Men Like Lindsay Graham
Ketanjibrownjackson

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Sep 16, 2021

When You Want Trump on the Ballot But Can’t Win With Trump On the Ballot

by Valerie Morales California Governor Gavin Newsom escaped a political casualty by slithering through a keyhole in the GOP’s latest resurrection fantasy. Newsom will remain governor of the most populous state in the country, at least for one more year when his term ends in 2022. While Newsom tries to…

California

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When You Want Trump on the Ballot But Can’t Win With Trump On the Ballot
When You Want Trump on the Ballot But Can’t Win With Trump On the Ballot
California

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Jun 20, 2021

My Juneteenth Isn’t Your Juneteenth

by Valerie Morales Ignoring white supremacy while applauding black liberation doesn’t take much talent. Just privilege, denial, and an entitlement culture that normalizes racial angst. For many whites, even the woke set, black liberation is embraced only if its victims have obediently waited their turn. It perfectly illustrates the problematic…

Juneteenth

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My Juneteenth Isn’t Your Juneteenth
My Juneteenth Isn’t Your Juneteenth
Juneteenth

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Feb 3, 2021

Bling Empire Has A Pandemic Problem

by Valerie Morales A year before social distancing ruined us, audiences flocked to a Korean film named Parasite. It was a witty story with a moral question: what do the wealthy deserve? An affluent family and a scheming family provided more than enough wit and contemplation. Because what was slick…

Asian American

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Bling Empire Has A Pandemic Problem
Bling Empire Has A Pandemic Problem
Asian American

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