In \”A Treatise on Pessimism\” from December, I said of a recent police murder: “The timing of this murder seems almost by design as if [the officer] and company wanted to reassure all who were drunk on the unrest and indignation that had become characteristic of 2020 that nothing had changed, and that he would […]
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If Amanda Gorman is not the most famous poet in the United States right now, she is at least the most widely celebrated. The signs of this are virtually everywhere you look. Having been the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, a distinction she won in 2017 when she was only 19 years old, she was
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The phrase, “Ignorance is bliss,” only applies to cisgendered heterosexual people. The state of ignorance allows for those not to realize what is surrounding them, some might not even care. Some may ask, \”Why?\”But if you had to be aware of something that has nothing to do with yourself, would you care? Now, take those
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Our History History taught in our public schools tells a romanticized tale of America. It tells of an America created out of hard work and dedication. It tells of an America that picked itself up by its bootstraps to become the biggest empire in the world. It tells of an America that has made stride
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Our History History taught in our public schools tells a romanticized tale of America. It tells of an America created out of hard work and dedication. It tells of an America that picked itself up by its bootstraps to become the biggest empire in the world. It tells of an America that has made stride
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Our History History taught in our public schools tells a romanticized tale of America. It tells of an America created out of hard work and dedication. It tells of an America that picked itself up by its bootstraps to become the biggest empire in the world. It tells of an America that has made stride
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baVulnerability is the primary issue when it comes to the Black community and capitalism. By definition, capitalism serves as the sourcing for labor and value that comes out of it. Slavery was the first instance of the wheel of capitalism going 360. Round and round in the realm of building white America off the backs
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FX’s Pose will strut one last time in its third and final. The groundbreaking series has been a landmark for queer and trans characters in film. Co-creators Steven Canal, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Falbruk announced the premiere date for the final season, May 2nd. The third season will consist of seven abbreviated episodes. One less
The culture of African Americans is unlike any other. All at once, it has survived centuries of violent adversity, it is renowned for how powerfully it can channel both joy and sorrow, it has become so accustomed to sorrow that it regularly mocks it, and for a sizeable portion of American history (and sometimes today),
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HBO’s new four-part miniseries Allen v. Farrow has been on thousands of minds since the first episode’s release last Sunday. The series, which features appearances from actress Mia Farrow and all but two of her children, revisits a decades-old, world-famous dispute between Farrow and filmmaker Woody Allen that began with Farrow and her adopted daughter
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