LZ Granderson: The myth of the gay agenda When I was about 16 years old I can remember flipping through channels at home during summer vacation, looking for a movie …
Shaka Senghor: Why your worst deeds don’t define you Twenty-three years ago, at the age of 19, I shot and killed a man. I was a young drug dealer with …
Will Potter: The shocking move to criminalize nonviolent protest It was less than a year after September 11, and I was at the Chicago Tribune writing about shootings and murders, …
Zak Ebrahim: I am the Son of a Terrorist. Here’s How I Chose Peace. On November 5th, 1990, a man named El-Sayyid Nosair walked into a hotel in Manhattan and …
Kakenya Ntaiya: A girl who demanded school There’s a group of people in Kenya. People cross oceans to go see them. These people are tall. They jump high. They wear …
Why I love a country that once betrayed me I’m a veteran of the starship Enterprise. I soared through the galaxy driving a huge starship with a crew made up …
Letter from Beyond The Grave: A Tale Of Love, Murder And The Law The late Gabriel Garcia-Marquez once said that the inspiration for his books came from daily life in …
Nick Hanauer: Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming You probably don’t know me, but I am one of those .01 percenters that you hear about and read about, and …
Being Too Superstitious Mildred was very superstitious. She believed that black cats and walking under ladders were unlucky. Her friends and family would make fun of her for being so …
Not a Dancer Edward really liked Nancy. The Sadie Hawkins dance, where girls ask guys out, was coming up. In other dances, guys usually ask girls out. Natalie liked Edward, …