The author of “Heartland,” a National Book Award longlisted memoir about growing up poor in rural America, gives her views on politics, identity, and cultural appropriation.
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Posted inCommentary, Current Events
The Far Right’s Fight Against Race-Conscious School Admissions
Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department rescinded Obama-era policy documents that provided guidelines on affirmative action.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Op-Ed, Story
Pay the Homeless
It’s time to end the pernicious myth that giving money directly to panhandlers won’t help them.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Business & Tech, Story
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Business & Tech
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor
It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction
The End of the Line for New York City
Without a reliable subway system, the city “won’t die, but it will become a different place.”
Posted inWriting
Confronting Wealth and Class Privilege as a Black Professor at a White College
At Buzzfeed, Kiese Laymon tells the story of his early years teaching at an elite liberal arts college in New York.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
The Arsonist Was Like a Ghost
It was the thirtieth fire in less than two months. Who was trying to burn down Accomack County?
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Quotes, Uncategorized
When Everyone In Town Has a Gun, But the Enemy is the Economy
For the residents of Nucla, Colorado, the enemies are the liberals next door.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Writing
Youth From Every Quarter
A teacher at an elite boarding school confronts her own confused leap up the ladder of class privilege.