In short, conditional citizens are Americans who cannot enjoy the full rights, liberties, and protections of citizenship because of arbitrary markers of identity. Their race, ethnicity, gender, and national origin—that is to say, features
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“Then it came to me, my life. I remembered my life
the way an ax handle, mid-swing, remembers the tree.
& I was free.”
― Time Is a Mother
the way an ax handle, mid-swing, remembers the tree.
& I was free.”
― Time Is a Mother

“a loaf of rye is rising out of itself, growing lighter as it takes up more of the world. In humans, we call this Aging. In bread, we call it Proof.”
― Time Is a Mother
― Time Is a Mother

“Wonder is the very engine of life.”
― Silence: In the Age of Noise
― Silence: In the Age of Noise

“The individual who acts with bias engages with an expectation instead of reality. That expectation is assembled from the artifacts of culture: headlines and history books, myths and statistics, encounters real and imagined, and selective interpretations of reality that confirm prior beliefs. Biased individuals do not see a person. They see a person-shaped daydream.”
― The End of Bias: What the New Science of Overcoming Bias Teaches Us About Transforming Our Lives, Our Companies, Our World
― The End of Bias: What the New Science of Overcoming Bias Teaches Us About Transforming Our Lives, Our Companies, Our World

“What we’ll always have is something we lost”
― Time Is a Mother
― Time Is a Mother

I don't know if this will gain any traction, but figured it would be nice to be able to see what y'all are all reading :) ...more
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