Kali Holloway
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PovertyOctober 1, 2021
“Feel-Good” News Story or Poverty Propaganda?
Viral news stories of individual pluck and charity only underscore how cruel our society is.
Kali Holloway
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Racism and DiscriminationAugust 19, 2021
Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human
If there is a sea change in the way mental health is understood in elite sports, it is being led by Simone Biles and other Black women.
Kali Holloway
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Racism and DiscriminationJuly 19, 2021
Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie
Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.
Kali Holloway
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HistoryJune 1, 2021
In California, a Case of Black Land Loss Is Finally Being Made Right
Charles and Willa Bruce, Black landowners in Manhattan Beach, lost their land to eminent domain in 1924. Nearly 100 years later, it’s being returned to their living descendants.
Kali Holloway
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Social JusticeApril 26, 2021
The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here
This simulacrum of justice for Black folks, delivered centuries overdue, won’t be a turning point unless we do far more work.
Kali Holloway
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Racism and DiscriminationApril 15, 2021
In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice?
Despite the extraordinarily clear evidence of police misconduct, a conviction in this case is far from assured.
Kali Holloway
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SocietyMarch 19, 2021
The Great Hypocrisy of Right-Wingers Claiming ‘Cancel Culture’
Conservatives don’t hate cancellation. They hate consequences—for themselves.
Kali Holloway
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WorldMarch 12, 2021
Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price
The response to Harry’s abandoning that contract, both in the Buckingham Palace and British media, has been swift, overt and punitive.
Kali Holloway
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Racism and DiscriminationMarch 5, 2021
We Must Protect the Squad!
As soon as they arrived, the Black and brown leftists of Congress became targets of right-wing terror groups.
Kali Holloway
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PoliticsFebruary 4, 2021
I’m for Abolition. And Yet I Want the Capitol Rioters in Prison.
No one deserves the dehumanizing treatment that’s endemic to our carceral system. I still want every lawless white supremacist Capitol insurrectionist to be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Kali Holloway