Puerto Ricans do not have voting rights or any real representation in government. If the 2/3 of Puerto Ricans without power were to migrate to five states in the mid-west, their influence would make the tea party look like, well, Puerto Rico.
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Shiny Happy Columbus Growing up in the 80s, elementary school in New Jersey meant Columbus day was the unofficial start of fall. Even though Columbus…
Inkst is empowerment. Inkst is the understanding that with words on paper we can make ourselves part of the conversation. Inkst is the moment a person understands that they are going to use words to confront what frustrates them
Ever since a racist young man killed nine members of an historic North Carolina church, the confederate flag has become an important debate, and we’ve been…
Richard Fletcher is a 61-year-old Maryland man who was beaten close to death by a group of mostly black students. My prayers go out to…