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For those of us who consider ourselves believers in social justice, reckoning with the Thanksgiving holiday can easily become hairy. On the one hand, it is a rare opportunity for families, particularly those that are working class, to come together, eat delicious food (depending on who makes it) and strengthen their bonds. And yet, as […]

  In two days, millions of Americans will gather with family and friends to collectively acknowledge and give thanks for everything good in our lives. People will stuff their faces with foods that go with the holiday, and family members will take turns praising God for Aunty Lo-lo’s famous dressing (I love it). While I […]

I am starting a three-week series based on the lies that I was told in grade school. It recently occurred to me that a lot of the history that I was taught was not only wrong, but the truth was skewed for very specific purposes. I can remember learning about the Black Panthers in elementary […]