Can I Speak Freely

Is This How “One Commitment. Our Community.” Sounds?

April 30, 2025 When Treasurer Shirley Thompson-Wright (7F07) squared off against Secretary Kimory Kso Orendoff (7F07) at the ANC 7F Special Meeting it seemed like anything but the “One Commitment. Our Community.” ANC 7F slogan. In fact it had all the decorum of a street corner argument that often erupts into a fist fight or […]

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Autism: A journey to understanding.

Autism: A Journey of Understanding

First Published April 26, 2023 April has been designated as Autism Awareness Month. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental disability. Autism refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36

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It’s Not Left or Right, It’s Right or Wrong

On Monday, March 31, Democratic New Jersey Senator Cory Booker began to make history. At 7 p.m. EST, Booker stood to address the United States Senate. He would not stop standing for twenty-five hours and five minutes, finally concluding his marathon speech at 8:05 p.m. on April 1. Booker’s record-setting address began and ended by

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The Grind Never Stops, But It Needs To

Social media, as frequenters know, is rife with a certain kind of male personality. Many of them are successful, flashy, well-built “gymfluencers” constantly preaching the importance of consistent exercise. Others lack a knack for bodybuilding but are far from wanting for ostentation and preachiness. What they share is an emphasis on the “alpha male” mentality

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F*** Trump…and the Democratic Party, Too!

F*** Trump was plastered on overpasses, billboards, and sides of vacant buildings after Donald Trump’s first election. The remnants still remain and should be appended to include the Democratic party and maybe even the Supreme Court as well. After a presidency that showed such utter ineptitude handling the COVID epidemic where over a million Americans

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Civil rights march with diverse participants.

The Hate That Dare Not Speak Its Name

There’s no debating it: Today’s Republican Party is an extension of the same political tradition (American social conservatism) that once opposed the abolition of slavery and the expansion of civil rights. Today’s Democratic Party is an extension of the same political tradition (American social liberalism) that abolished slavery and expanded civil rights. I don’t point

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