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The Rhetoric That Wounds
Last week, the President of the United States stood in the Oval Office and said of young Black men in Washington, D.C.:
“They’re going to be criminals — they were born to be criminals, frankly.”
The words were not a slip. They were deliberate. And they echo a long, violent history of rhetoric used to criminalize Black birth, Black boyhood, and Black existence.
Examining the Impact of Real-World Consequences in the Face of Political Evasion
In a world awash with information, the line between hoax and reality is often blurred. Rumors, conspiracies, and fabrications coexist alongside genuine tragedies and historic events, sometimes clouding our collective understanding and undermining the gravity of real suffering. This dynamic is particularly evident in the ongoing controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, whose life and crimes have become the focal point of both fevered speculation and undeniable trauma.
Protecting Creators for Eternity
Copyright law was initially designed to strike a balance between rewarding creators for their work and allowing the public to use those works in the long term freely. However, in an age where creative output is more valuable than ever—both culturally and economically—the expiration of copyrights can undermine the very people who brought these works into existence. Making copyrights permanent for creators would ensure that their intellectual property remains theirs forever, safeguarding both their legacy and their livelihood.
Labor Day 2025
Before the cookouts and campaign slogans, there was labor. Not just the kind that builds bridges and balances budgets—but the type that stitches memory into the seams of our society. This Labor Day, I’m reflecting on the work beneath the work. The kind done in silence, in archives, in ancestral whispers. The kind that doesn’t clock out.