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Crystal Byrd Farmer

Gastonia Police Are Excellent, and Changes Can Be Made

I had the privilege of attending the City of Gastonia Citizen’s Police Academy these past few weeks. Over several weeks, we got to see the…

Nov 10, 2021

Gastonia Police Are Excellent, and Changes Can Be Made

Nov 10, 2021

Crystal Byrd Farmer

The Triangle of Consent

Consent is an agreement between two people about how to move forward in a sexual relationship. While it’s easy to assume that obtaining…

Jan 27, 2019

The Triangle of Consent

Jan 27, 2019

Crystal Byrd Farmer

On Accountability and Reid Mihalko

Early this year, sex educator Reid Mihalko was accused of sexual misconduct. He entered into an accountability process that ended around…

Dec 6, 2018

Dec 6, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Take the Mask Off

When I was young, I read an autobiography called Nobody Nowhere. I was young and consuming books at a phenomenal rate, but this story stuck…

Aug 21, 2018

Take the Mask Off

Aug 21, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Stop and Go

State crime data shows that African Americans are stopped at a disproportionately higher rate than other races. I wondered if the disparity…

Jul 31, 2018

Stop and Go

Jul 31, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

How Much Space Do You Need?

My current home is 1600 sq ft, and my daughter and I consider that plenty of space. This house is owned by my dad and is in the Pinehurst…

Jul 17, 2018

How Much Space Do You Need?

Jul 17, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Flight

The first time I flew in an airplane was exhilarating. It was five months after September 11, 2001, and I flew to Washington, DC as an…

Jul 3, 2018

Flight

Jul 3, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

What it Meant to Us

In the mid-90s, the City of Gastonia razed the economic center of the Highland community to build a new city/county government compound…

May 29, 2018

What it Meant to Us

May 29, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

No Snitching

Last fall I took a long term sub position in the technology class at a middle school. As an optimistic social justice warrior with no…

May 8, 2018

No Snitching

May 8, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Bill Cosby at the Park

((Content warning for sexual abuse.))

May 1, 2018

Bill Cosby at the Park

May 1, 2018

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Crystal Byrd Farmer

Author and speaker moving in the worlds of self-directed learning, polyamory, and intentional communities. www.crystalbyrdfarmer.com

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