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The Responsibility of Privilege

The people who marched at Selma didn’t have the privilege of waiting for a candidate who “inspired” them. — If you’re like me and in the under 40 crowd, you might have noticed an interesting phenomenon on your social media feed. Every few days I seem to find a different acquaintance who, having previously decided to sit this election out, is now asking their peers “can I really bring…

Elections

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The Responsibility of Privilege
The Responsibility of Privilege

May 24, 2021

An Invisible People

Palestinian-Americans often choose to stay quiet and keep our heads down because we know how little our lives are valued. — There’s a ritual I perform every time violence erupts between Israel and Palestine; one that I’m fairly certain I will not be retiring any time soon despite welcome news of a ceasefire in the Gaza strip. Many of my friends know that I’m half Palestinian and, in times like this…

Gaza

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Invisible People
Invisible People

Mar 5, 2021

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Art Tablets

A complete guide to digital drawing on a budget. Several years ago artists and creative professionals needed to spend a good bit of money if they wanted to use a digital stylus to draw directly on their computer screen. Wacom’s Cintiq series of pen displays were incredibly expensive and Apple…

Creativity

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A Starving Artist’s Guide to Art Tablets
A Starving Artist’s Guide to Art Tablets

Nov 3, 2020

Our New Deal Starts on January 20th

No matter who wins the election, our work is just getting started. In the final presidential debate, moderator Kristen Welker asked both candidates to envision their possible inauguration and what they would say during their first address to the nation. My fellow millennials and those in generation Z are quite…

Election 2020

8 min read

Our New Deal Starts on January 20th
Our New Deal Starts on January 20th
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