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Analysis: Elon Musk’s possible takeover of Twitter is unsettling for many Black users

While the site has become increasingly venomous over the years, it has also allowed Black users to deepen kinship bonds and elevate movements. Now,...

Francesco MazzagattiMay 7, 2022

Politics

Why Arabs and Arab Americans feel being counted as White in the US doesn’t reflect their reality

“You ask 10 different people what it means to be Arab, and you could get 10 different answers.” That’s how 31-year-old Danny Hajjar, who’s...

Francesco MazzagattiApril 28, 2022

Politics

Analysis: There’s not a ‘right’ way to celebrate Passover, and that’s OK

The host of the Passover seder I’ll attend Friday evening will include an orange on the ceremonial plate, as a means of acknowledging gay...

Francesco MazzagattiApril 15, 2022

Politics

Analysis: Why Brittney Griner’s plight deserves our undivided attention

As one of the most talented WNBA players is held in Russia awaiting trial, the near-total public silence surrounding her detention has drawn confusion...

Francesco MazzagattiMarch 31, 2022

Politics

The Buckhead cityhood debate is as old as the wealthy area’s annexation into Atlanta decades ago

The movement to separate über-wealthy Buckhead from Atlanta had been percolating for years, but it gained an unprecedented amount of momentum in 2020 and...

Francesco MazzagattiMarch 17, 2022