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Reparations Reminds Us That There Is Still Plenty Left Unsaid
“Reparations” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.” It is defined by black folk as any number of possibilities: free education, free health care, 40 acres and a mule. It is fitting…
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What’s in A Name? A lot. ‘The Name Change Project’ Helps Trans Folks Own Their Entire Lives
Cris Lee, a resident of D.C., is a program manager at a non-profit that works with traditionally underserved communities. Cris is also a trans man. He has been medically transitioning for just over two years (using testosterone as a hormone replacement), but transitioning socially almost four years. Last summer, Cris began the legal process of…
Expansive. A Harlem native. A storyteller. A survivor. I was raised on Toni Morrison & turkey bacon, pro-black & anti-pig.