“Be Wary of Paramilitaries”
Recognizing the rise of paramilitaries in the US following the pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists and what to do.
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Redemption: The Ugly History of a Word
Connecting the word “redemption,” used at a MAGA rally, to the history of the 19th century Redemption that brought us Jim Crow.
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We Are Not Exceptional
What the recent election says about the ideas of liberty, democracy, and global leadership that have combined to represent “American Exceptionalism.”
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The “I Am Here” Reading and Exhibition and the Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club
A report on a panel of the Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club, featuring four award-winning black women authors and a photo exhibit celebrating black girls and women.
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The Moment of Disillusionment
Hudson, New York was a whaling town in the 19th century, which led to the adoption of the whale as the town’s symbol. For several years I have exhibited at the...
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