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On Becoming a Person of Color
I finish counting and start over, trying, always, to solve the equation of myself.
TORCH: Twitch
America: land where anything can and does happen. Doors blow open by magic when you step on a rubber mat.
The Sound of White Flight
Over at Catapult, Kashana Cauley explores the origins of the Midwestern accent and discovers its roots in racial segregation: Apparently it wasn’t enough for GLVS [Great Lakes Vowel Shift] speakers…