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Are you marching this Saturday?

Are you joining the March for Our Lives in your city this Saturday? It's a national event designed and led by teenagers (GOD BLESS THE TEENAGERS) to demand that legislators make common-sense changes in gun laws. There are over 800 registered local events; find yours here.

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Michelle BardMarch 22, 2018
Listen: A Few Stories From Black/African-American People

A brief roundup, because personal stories take us places that Googling "racism" can't.

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ListenMichelle BardMarch 16, 2017
Listen: A Few Stories From (East-)Asian-American People

A brief roundup, because personal stories take us places that Googling "racism" can't.

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Michelle BardMarch 15, 2017
The Fourth Level of Racism: Structural/Societal.

And then we're going to pass the mic for other perspectives.

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Michelle BardMarch 14, 2017
We Are Not a “Nation of Immigrants.” Related: Slaves Were Not Immigrants.
We Are Not a “Nation of Immigrants.” Related: Slaves Were Not Immigrants.

In which Dr. Ben Carson and I are both chastened.

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Michelle BardMarch 7, 2017
Is Institutional Racism Real? Here Are Some Numbers.

Actually, quite a few numbers.

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Michelle BardFebruary 28, 2017
Another Quick News Tip: Read the Transcript

A timesaver AND a lifesaver!

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Michelle BardFebruary 17, 2017
We Can Deal With Media Bias.
We Can Deal With Media Bias.

G.I. Joe will help.

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Michelle BardFebruary 10, 2017
Action: Make a News Plan.

Without a doable plan, you get overwhelmed and binge-watch Cheers. Or so I've heard.

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Michelle BardFebruary 8, 2017
Institutional Racism, Explained.
Institutional Racism, Explained.

Now that we've quelled our skepticism, it's time for the nitty-gritty.

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Michelle BardFebruary 1, 2017
Check It Out: Actions Are Back!

Because we're fighting on multiple fronts here.

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Michelle BardJanuary 30, 2017
Executive Order Re Immigration & Refugees
Executive Order Re Immigration & Refugees
Timely ActionsMichelle BardJanuary 30, 2017Executive Order
If You Are Or Love An American Evangelical Christian, This One's For You.
If You Are Or Love An American Evangelical Christian, This One's For You.

There's Carman after the jump, y'all.

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Michelle BardJanuary 27, 2017–isms 101
A Lot of Us Are Skeptical About Institutional Racism.
A Lot of Us Are Skeptical About Institutional Racism.

It's not a conspiracy, though, and we need to Get Right With God And The Evidence on this front.

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LearnMichelle BardJanuary 25, 2017
We Can (And Must) Operate Without An Is-That-Racist Checklist.
We Can (And Must) Operate Without An Is-That-Racist Checklist.

Even if we really like checklists and rely on them for our feelings of security and purpose and reminders to shower.

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LearnMichelle BardJanuary 17, 2017
Be A Citizen, With Or Without A Fuzzy Robe
Be A Citizen, With Or Without A Fuzzy Robe

I mean, in times like these, snuggliness can't hurt, though.

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ReflectMichelle BardJanuary 13, 2017
It’s Time To Admit That You Have Internalized Racism And Move Forward.
It’s Time To Admit That You Have Internalized Racism And Move Forward.

Seriously. It's the first step.

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LearnMichelle BardJanuary 10, 2017
The -Isms Are Individual And Systemic, And This Is Critically Important
The -Isms Are Individual And Systemic, And This Is Critically Important

Racism is not a gremlin in Paula Deen's heart.

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LearnMichelle BardJanuary 9, 2017Jay Smooth
Back Next Week For Resolution-Making!
Michelle BardDecember 20, 2016
What Don't We Know About U.S. History?
What Don't We Know About U.S. History?

It has become increasingly clear that my social studies/history education was...incomplete. And I'm guessing that yours might have been, too. We need to fill the gaps, because our country didn't arrive at This Hella Painful 2016 out of the clear blue, on a wave of bittersweet postracial bygones.

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ListenMichelle BardDecember 7, 2016US history, Mary-Alice Daniel, The Angry Black Woman
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