If We Can Soar: What Birmingham Roller Pigeons Offer the Men of South Central
“But there’s a deeper story behind what the birds offered them then and still offer today, with men entering their fifth and sixth decade raising Birmingham Rollers. A why shaped by race, place, and gender. A why that traces the plight of Black men in the U.S., landing us squarely in the prevailing systems of inequality that still exist today.”
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Pipe Wrench
Published: Jun 15, 2021
Length: 26 minutes (6,574 words)
Vacation Memories Marred by the Indelible Stain of Racism
A personal essay in which Shanna B. Tiayon recalls an interaction with a National Parks Service bus driver that cast a pall on a family trip to the Grand Canyon.
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Published: Jun 11, 2019
Length: 9 minutes (2,384 words)