Category: Social Justice
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Why I Can’t Talk to You About Sandra Bland
A few months ago, a friend and I were discussing how people from some of the most screwed up places (in terms of states) have the most pride in their home. We went on to discuss the cognitive dissonance in loving a place so much that you could feel in your very essence didn’t love…
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Catching Fire
Tonight, I went to go see Mockingjay Part I with some friends. The movie was phenomenal. Poignant, powerful, well-structured and above all passionate. On the drive home, a friend casually scrolling through instagram pointed out that it seemed that the Darren Wilson verdict had been passed down. No indictment. Ironically enough, moments earlier we were…
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Immigration and the Politics of Being a Human
This is probably the shortest post that I will ever write, but I think that it is necessary to address certain points that I have seen and heard regarding immigration. Keep in mind that you are certainly free to read this post regardless of your nationality, however this post is mostly geared toward Americans upset…
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The American Way
So I said that I wasn’t going to blog about this because it had been such a long time since I had written anything and I didn’t want to make my return to the blogging world with any semblance of negativity, but I felt that this needed to be said and a fluff piece at…
Taelyr C. Roberts 