Content warning: discussion of sexual assault Note: Angel Fae’s pronouns are fae written in lowercase. Fae (uppercase proper noun) is faer name. At the start of this month, sex workers of every identity have launched a movement against Mastercard to protest its upcoming adult content policy. Acceptance Matters, a sex worker advocacy group, has collected […]
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For years, most Americans didn’t raise an eyebrow at police in schools, but non-Americans are often shocked upon hearing that most of our schools have at least one armed officer within its halls. After last summer’s anti-racist uprising following the police-involved killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many others, America’s leftist minority is raising […]
Z Wells will never forget his first day at Attica Correctional Facility in 2008. While lining up in the rec yard to re-enter his unit, he noticed two men still standing out in the open. One of them revealed a knife, then stuck it into the other’s stomach. The victim appeared to be shocked, staggering […]
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Durhamite On A Pedestal
Ten years ago, white people couldn’t be seen walking Durham streets amongst boarded up windows and shattered glass unless they were looking to score drugs. Today, at 38.9% and 39.3%, Durham is about equal parts White and Black, respectively. But there is a clear divide between the white gentrifiers and the historically Black community.
Durham, North Carolina has changed dramatically within the last 10 years. An astonishing 20 people move to the city every day. (De Marco & Hunt, 2018) It’s now seen as a cool scene for hip young urbanites who like craft beer, gourmet cupcakes and bike shares. The downtown area has performing arts theatres, tapas restaurants […]
Kylie Marsh 