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1) An old standby, the "immigrants are a drain on our economy” spin – this couldn't be more wrong... immigrants not only pay federal/state/local taxes but also bring spending power that strengthens local businesses. Case in point, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently revised their 10-year economic and budget forecast to note that immigration increases since 2022 mean our "GDP will be greater by about $7,000,000,000,000 (7 trillion) and revenues will be greater by about $1,000...

Being neutral on starvation means people get starved. Being neutral on genocide means people get exterminated. This is so you know what academics and journalists who are framing their neutrality as the high road are doing.

The June 3rd court ruling against the Fearless Fund’s grant program for Black women is about more than one program—it's a strategic move to undermine diversity initiatives and erase discussions about racial inequities. This case, and others like it, aim to create a race-blind society, but ignoring the systemic barriers faced by marginalized communities will only perpetuate these inequities. Consider this: between 2009 and 2017, Black women received a mere 0.0006% of VC funding. At that rat...

Allow yourself to celebrate even the smallest of victories in the face of adversity. Don't snuff out a light because it is not bright enough. Nurture it, and fight to make it grow until the shadows retreat. Even the greatest beacons may be lit with the smallest spark.

About 23.9% of professors are white women; only 2.1% are black and Asian minority ethnic women. There are 40 female vice-chancellors, and only one is black. This precedence of gender over race has resulted in a hierarchy of oppression in which white women’s experiences are privileged above that of women – and men – of colour.

The Hungarian chemist Katalin Karikó is being talked about for the Nobel Prize through her work on the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine.