Guns, Racism, and Respectability Politics

Image description: Two black and white T-shirts reading “Black Lives Matter”. On one of the shirts, the letters in the slogan are made out of the names of Black victims.

Today’s post on Medium is my response to the recent shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl.

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https://funcrunch.medium.com/guns-racism-and-respectability-politics-e1b7fae9cdf4?sk=53cb906644466d4de0694407d7b57c63

Black Lives Do Not Matter to American Cops

Image description: A chalked message on the sidewalk reads “BLACK LIVES MATTER BLUE LIVES MURDER”.

Today’s post on Medium is my response to the news of police officers in Antioch exchanging racist text messages.

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https://funcrunch.medium.com/black-lives-do-not-matter-to-american-cops-49657738f678?sk=9ccf57ad1925fc418a0d82803b7ea010

A Trans Girl Playing Sports Is Not An “Emergency”

Image description: Composite image of a female “Venus” symbol, soccer ball, and a map of West Virginia.

Today’s post on Medium is my response to the continued attempts to keep trans girls and women from playing women’s sports.

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https://funcrunch.medium.com/a-trans-girl-playing-sports-is-not-an-emergency-7f01d2c18f85?sk=beb198b532a0d452035a7c725c65705f