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“Can you believe we’ve been doing this regularly for 11 months?!” my friend Emma smiled…
August – named after Roman emperor Augustus Caesar – with its loaded name arrives carrying…
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I am a descendant of enslavers. I learned this a few years ago, yet lately,…
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Maybe we should collect all the adolescent girls in America and send them out to…
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When Joseph remained in his seat after the bell, I didn’t know much about him…
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I called someone racist today. I explained the things they did which were racist. I…
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