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Marijuana Allows Me to Decrease Pain Medicine
I don’t buy argument it’s a gateway drug By Jill Richardson Like nearly all Americans of a certain age, I was told in school that...
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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Slave Quarters and Reconciling the Past
Tours help us lean into our discomfort By Tracey L. Rogers Thomas Jefferson may have written that all men were created equal in the...
Dec 6, 20193 min read
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America’s Racial Wealth Divide is Shocking
Inequality holding down entire country By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Americans are more aware than ever that America has a race problem —...
Dec 5, 20192 min read
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More Truths About Guns in America
Common sense gun safety laws work By Marian Wright Edelman On Nov. 6, 17-year-old Da’Qwan Jones-Morris, a former Children’s Defense Fund...
Dec 2, 20194 min read
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Even in Narrow Terms, Trump Fits the Bill
Racism means a lot more than slurs and hate By Jill Richardson “Is Trump a racist?” I have two answers to that question. First, most...
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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Death and Dying as a Black Studies Professor
The toxicity of racism at Portland State By Ethan Johnson While some might think it hyperbole to begin a paper claiming a relationship...
Nov 18, 20199 min read
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Honor Veterans and Protect the Postal Service
I’m a veteran from a family of veterans By Keith Combs If you’re looking for a way to honor veterans, here’s one: Protect the U.S. Postal...
Nov 11, 20192 min read
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Don’t Call the Police, Call Your Neighbors
Finding new ways to handle crisis situations By Gloria Oladipo Here is a hard truth: Police do not keep communities safe. This year alone...
Nov 5, 20193 min read
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Code Change Badly Needed for Equity, Diversity
Proposal a response to structural racism By Lew Church I read with interest Diallo Brooks' insightful column (Feeling pressure to talk...
Oct 28, 20194 min read
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