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May 17

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

May 7

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. …

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.

Apr 25

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. …

Death Penalty

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Melissa Lucio Has Died Eight Times
Melissa Lucio Has Died Eight Times

Apr 5

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

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

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

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

Jan 20, 2021

Black Voters Ran Trump Out of Town

by Valerie Morales In the anxious weeks before election day, when COVID was an oppressive enemy on the prowl, and professional football was a diversion, black voters stood in line for hours, emboldened by in-state early voting. The recipients of voter suppression endured all kinds of peculiar weather and circumstance…

Politics

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Black Voters Ran Trump Out of Town
Black Voters Ran Trump Out of Town

Jan 10, 2021

Complicity Comes First. Then Lies. Then White Tears.

by Valerie Morales It was a terse scene on a tinny Georgia night. A loud roar of cheers set the raucous but absurd mood on a piece of land known as the old Troutman field. Sam Hose, the son of a slave, was being executed. His ears first. …

GOP

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Complicity Comes First. Then Lies. Then White Tears.
Complicity Comes First. Then Lies. Then White Tears.

Nov 8, 2020

The 5 Counties That Ruined Donald Trump

by Valerie Morales Kent County, Michigan. 52% Biden. 46% Trump. Months before election day, Grand Rapids, Michigan had a Black Lives Matter protest and thousands showed up at Rosa Parks Circle. Yes, the home of Gerald Ford has a Rosa Parks Circle. The crowd marched until they reached GRPD headquarters…

Election 2020

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The 5 Counties That Ruined Donald Trump
The 5 Counties That Ruined Donald Trump
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