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Ten Things You Could Have Done, Officer Fields, Instead of Choke Slam a 15-Year Old–As Written By Someone With Extensive Experience in Children Not Doing What They Are Asked
The following was written by Marie Cushing, a teacher in Memphis, TN’s Achievement School District. She has worked for Teach For America, and she is a gifted writer, educator, and communicator. It is reposted here with her permission…. Ask her to … Continue reading
We Don’t Know The Whole Story….
By now, many of you have probably already seen the disturbing video of a high school girl in South Carolina being flipped over and dragged out of her desk by a police officer for refusing to comply with his orders. … Continue reading
How To Not Get Murdered By People On Facebook
We’ve all been there before…. Usually for me it goes something like this: Someone on Facebook says something that comes across as mean or hyperbolic or uninformed. You respond by calmly trying to talk some reason into the situation. They … Continue reading
Too Much Stuff To Write About….
There is a whole lot of stuff happening in the world right now. Another mass shooting, a refugee crisis in Europe, “Church” “leaders” are rallying behind Donald Trump, the Pope is having private meetings with Kim Freaking Davis…. Our pets’ HEADS … Continue reading
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Mike Huckabee Should Be Ashamed Of Himself
Some of you might have heard people saying things or seen people posting things about how Kim Davis was being unjustly jailed because the Supreme Court cannot make laws, and therefore–since no new law was made for her to break–she was not … Continue reading
“Boys Will Be Boys,” and Other Bullshit
When I was growing up, all the girls called me “Chris,” but all the guys called me “Bosko” (My last name distilled down to its base ingredients). Then came college, and as I met all those new people, some of … Continue reading
A Preemptive Eulogy
Yesterday morning I woke up, stumbled out of bed, and shuffled over to the bathroom…. And just like I do every morning, I peed for an “Austin-Powers-getting-cryogenically-unfrozen” length of time while gargling some Listerine (sure, there are other mouthwashes that don’t … Continue reading
There’s No Such Thing As An Unarmed Black Man
“I felt threatened.” That’s what they always seem to say…. The police officer who choked the life out of Eric Garner as he gasped the words, “I can’t breathe” felt threatened. The police officer who was responding to a call about … Continue reading
It’s Okay To Be Pissed Off About That Lion
There’s something that keeps on happening that has been frustrating me. It goes like this: Person A: “I think that [X] is significant/important/noteworthy in some way, and I believe it deserves your consideration.” Person B: “You think [X] is significant/important/noteworthy?! How can … Continue reading
Why The Chattanooga Shooter’s Name Matters
On Thursday, four marines in Chattanooga were killed by a man named Muhammad Youssuf Abdulazeez. Now, there are basically two different types of people right now: 1) There are the kinds who hear this shooter’s name and think, “It figures.” … Continue reading
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