Reading Between the Lines on Education By: Taj Mahon-Haft Watching the election and Youngkin’s early days, I am both impressed and perplexed. Impressed by his use of unassailable rhetorical phrases to frame educational issues. Perplexed why so many Virginians seem to miss what is actually being said. Full disclosure: I am a straight, white man, […]
From Taj Mahon-Haft: I am tearfully, ragingly disgusted by what happened recently in Texas. and again in Buffalo. And in a California church the next day. And a Michigan school a few months back. And so on and so forth literally hundreds of times each recent year. I literally live amongst those judged and labeled […]
I am a member of society, just like anyone else. Only now I have become a victim of the institutional branding that stigmatizes human beings to be treated like animals, labeling us as unworthy of grace and mercy, seeding the thought that we are all undeserving of compassion. I am a loving father and uncle, […]
Stupid as can be, something I swore I would never do, but I went and did it anyway. A few robberies back to back because, well, I felt like I had no other options. A man is supposed to take care of his kid, and I had no other way I could see to do […]
*Note from Gin* Wow. I know this one is lengthy, but please read at least his first answer. So much raw real sharing about what his childhood was like. I think it can give us a real insight into how and why people do the things that they do that might end up landing them […]
Our YouTube Channel is now LIVE! Click here to Subscribe! We’ll be posting interviews with wonderful, beautiful human beings, mostly those who have formerly been behind bars, but also, eventually those who are allies in our mission of humanization. Our first two interviews are with two of my favorite humans who are doing some great […]