Category: national
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A Need to Read?
Gloria Edim’s (2024) new memoir is a project in search of a problem. The book is a series of thematic chapters loosely organized in chronological order. These offer clusters of experiences, and the ways that reading helped her think through and about these. Edim’s claim to fame is the the Well-Read Black Girl organization, which…
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No NPR No
NPR reported this morning about Univision CEO Daniel Alegre’s recent public observations about presidential campaigns. Alegre has argued that successful campaigns will do more than offer ads in English and must engage Spanish-language media. Part of this interview involved a question about whether Univision should be more critical of Trump’s claims, including on air with…
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Why Today Matters
I sympathize with those who tell me that they’re skipping the vote because their ballots won’t make any difference. I also wonder whether my vote matters when no outcome, neither local nor national, will be decided by a single vote. I additionally wonder if campaign promises count when elected officials make their choices. Then I…