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The Process of Being Woke
“Woke” did not begin as an insult or a punchline. Rooted in African-American vernacular of the early twentieth century, it emerged as shorthand for a simple idea: staying alert to the social and political conditions harming Black communities, and to the need for solutions. It named something specific — awareness of structural inequality, discrimination, and…
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Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
Having noted that both the Arab store-keeper and his sister were able to attend college and drive late-model cars while only working short shifts in their family store, an African-American youth, who sometimes did odd jobs for them, asked how they managed to do, and have, so much. The young Arab answered, “in my family…
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