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  • DC Protesters Remember Terrence Sterling, Unarmed Motorist Killed by Police, 1 Year Later

    Before the sun came up Monday morning, protesters had gathered at Third and M streets in Northwest Washington, D.C., to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Terrence Sterling, an unarmed man who was shot and killed by police after his motorcycle hit a cruiser. The morning began with a candlelight vigil at 4:20…

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    Anne Branigin






    Published

    September 11, 2017
  • Black Identity Isn’t the Only Thing Rachel Dolezal Stole

    Black Identity Isn’t the Only Thing Rachel Dolezal Stole

    I remember, with painful clarity, the time I ached to be white. I mean that literally, by the way. I stuck a clothespin on my nose when I was about 6 years old, hoping to shape that flat, Filipino knob of flesh into a more aquiline point. That shit hurt and, even worse, it didn’t…

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    Anne Branigin






    Published

    April 8, 2017
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