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The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher
The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher
Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere
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Aug 10, 2020
How the Hell Are Working Parents ‘Doing This’?
How the Hell Are Working Parents ‘Doing This’?
I ask myself every day
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Aug 6, 2020
Yoga to the People’s Dark Secrets
Yoga to the People’s Dark Secrets
It was a beloved chain, known for its accessibility and acceptance. But ex-employees say it felt more like a cult.
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Aug 4, 2020
When We Were Bread Heads
When We Were Bread Heads
What did we want from sourdough? And did we get it after all?
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Jul 28, 2020
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The Poison of Male Incivility
The Poison of Male Incivility
When a woman dares respond to it, she’s seen as “disruptive”
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Jul 27, 2020
Revision Is My God
Revision Is My God
Improve your work, and maybe your soul
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Jul 23, 2020
Their Summer Camp Tried to Be Safe. Kids Still Got Sick.
Their Summer Camp Tried to Be Safe. Kids Still Got Sick.
A growing number of day camps have seen outbreaks of COVID-19, despite requiring masks and physical distancing. Here’s what that means for…
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Jul 22, 2020
The Trouble With My Gut
The Trouble With My Gut
How can writing make room for uncertainty?
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Jul 21, 2020
We’ve Been Left to Fend for Ourselves
We’ve Been Left to Fend for Ourselves
Outrage is mounting as people flood restaurants and throw parties. But most of our anger should be directed at the government.
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Jul 9, 2020
Vulnerable Workers on the Stress of Returning to the Office
Vulnerable Workers on the Stress of Returning to the Office
“They basically have the power of life and death over me right now.”
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Jul 3, 2020
‘We Refer to It As Bunny Ebola’
‘We Refer to It As Bunny Ebola’
A mysterious, highly infectious virus is causing house rabbits throughout the U.S. to suddenly drop dead
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Jun 29, 2020
When Will Black Women See Justice?
When Will Black Women See Justice?
101 days after Breonna Taylor’s murder, none of the cops who shot her have been arrested
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Jun 23, 2020
This Juneteenth
This Juneteenth
I want to feel the peace that white people have enjoyed at my expense
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Jun 18, 2020
7 Months Pregnant and Furloughed
7 Months Pregnant and Furloughed
“You can’t help but think, if I was better, would I have stuck around?”
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Jun 16, 2020
What Do We Want From White Celebrities Right Now?
What Do We Want From White Celebrities Right Now?
The price of having a platform has gone up
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Jun 15, 2020
The Sacrifice Black Children Shouldn’t Have to Make
The Sacrifice Black Children Shouldn’t Have to Make
This country prizes Black children’s precocity — insists on it, even, much of the time
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Jun 11, 2020
‘We’ve Seen Our City Set Ablaze’
‘We’ve Seen Our City Set Ablaze’
Ilhan Omar on the fight against structural racism and injustice, and how the Congressional Black Caucus can move us forward
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Jun 8, 2020
Please Stop ‘Checking In to See If I’m Okay’
Please Stop ‘Checking In to See If I’m Okay’
Whatever you think I might be feeling because of the news right now, it’s not new for me this week
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Jun 5, 2020
How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality
How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality
A wave of protests and riots have followed successive deaths of black civilians at the hands of police in 2020. Here’s how to safely…
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Jun 1, 2020
The Love and Rage of Larry Kramer
The Love and Rage of Larry Kramer
“No one can be neutral” about Faggots, even 42 years later. Kramer wanted it that way.
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May 28, 2020
Millions of Amy Coopers
Millions of Amy Coopers
They could be your boss or your neighbor or your teacher, if disturbed on the wrong day
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May 27, 2020
Our Fragile Gerontocracy
Our Fragile Gerontocracy
Old people have never been so powerful — or, now, so vulnerable
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May 26, 2020
No One Really Knew Jane Roe
No One Really Knew Jane Roe
Her shocking deathbed confession makes that clear
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May 21, 2020
How Do I Stay Sober Now?
How Do I Stay Sober Now?
It was two weeks into social distancing that I started to crave alcohol again
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May 6, 2020
I Fend Off Grief by Feeding People
I Fend Off Grief by Feeding People
What am I supposed to do now?
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May 4, 2020
Nannies Tell the Truth About Working During the Coronavirus
Nannies Tell the Truth About Working During the Coronavirus
“Now that I’m out of isolation, I’m taking care of the whole family unit”
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Apr 30, 2020
In a Pandemic, Is ‘Wellness’ Just Being Well-off?
In a Pandemic, Is ‘Wellness’ Just Being Well-off?
Maybe there isn’t really a difference anymore
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Apr 29, 2020
The Biden Trap
The Biden Trap
As the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice
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Apr 28, 2020
I Conducted a Funeral Service All Alone
I Conducted a Funeral Service All Alone
A Brooklyn rabbi on what it’s like to officiate a funeral over Zoom
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Apr 24, 2020
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