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NATAL, Episode 7: “Alexius’ Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. This week, we discuss the stigma around home births, and explore the radical work of full-spectrum doulas and the ways they strive to provide quality perinatal support for all birthing parents.
If We Want a Vital, Creative Society, We Need Universal Dental Care, Too
Co-published with the Washington Post. I hope that I am among the last who will languish for years with swollen gums and big dreams.
Patrolling Minneapolis’s Native American History
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Despite their relatively small numbers, Native organizers in Minneapolis are central to the activist fabric of the city and the entire nation.
A Trip to the Nail Salon With Missing Fingers
Co-published with Allure. Getting your talons done should be soothing, but for me, it also comes with a bolt of initial dread.
I’m Black and Jewish. I Can’t Let a Social Struggle Define Me.
Co-published with The Forward. I no longer let my physical attributes define me. But recent anti-Semitic comments by a handful of Black celebrities have me again exploring my identity.
Seniors and Staff Caught in the Middle of Nursing Homes’ Quest for Profit
Co-published with The Guardian. The cycle of buying and selling care homes has led to shortcuts, closures, even fraud – and imperiled vulnerable residents’ health.
