"There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says 'Morning, boys. How’s the water?' And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What … Continue reading Ordinary Invisibility
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The 1619 Project – The New York Times
"The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we … Continue reading The 1619 Project – The New York Times
“Seeing White” series on Scene on Radio
"Seeing White" is a 14 part series on the Scene on Radio podcast exploring the construction of white identity in the United States and the institutional structures of white supremacy that underpin it.
You’ll Never Be as Radical as This 18th-Century Quaker Dwarf
"Disparaged and abandoned by his fellow Quakers, Lay eventually helped win the debate over slavery. He wanted to provoke, to unsettle, even to confound — to make people think and act. His greatest power, indeed his genius, lay in his gift as an agitator. In every meeting he attended, public or private, he drew a … Continue reading You’ll Never Be as Radical as This 18th-Century Quaker Dwarf
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