“The United States has come a long way from the past. This … has compelled generation after generation to overlook the present.” — from an essay in “The 1619 Project”
How disrespectful it is that eight members of our community were killed and we were met with ‘Happy St. Patrick’s Day’ greetings from white colleagues the next day. We saw more social media posts about celebrations than acknowledgement of our suffering and our grieving.
In this conversation with Minneapolis based artist Corey Habbas, she explores the idea of structural discrimination and alienation caused by prejudice, which is conveyed
Tanya*, a 34-year-old African-American chef-turned-food entrepreneur, laughed nervously after her well-rehearsed investor pitch to local food investor David.* For nearly