I Was Number 49594

I Was Number 49594

49594 I know this sequence like I know my social security number. My father made me memorize it when I was 10.  I carried the card in my wallet. It shows the wear of time and the trust a parent had in their child. I know it like I know my grandmother’s phone number. I...
History Needs More Than ‘a Woman’s Touch’

History Needs More Than ‘a Woman’s Touch’

It’s Her Month, also known as Women’s History Month, which began as “Women’s History Week” in 1978. But saying herstory is not sufficient to balance the scales of history. Because history needs more than “a woman’s touch.” Women’s History Month acknowledges and honors...
The Writer is a Witness

The Writer is a Witness

Eugenic and nationalist imaginaries are retelling the same old stories of a favored “race” with God-given superiority and the church’s blessing to steal land predestined to be colonized. It’s a “Master Narrative” set, the Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny, and...