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“You are just gorgeous! Look at you... Have you ever thought about a modeling career?” The back of my neck prickled. She was a blonde, pretty woman not much older than us. I had moved to the US just a couple of months earlier. It was 1989 and my friend and I were 16. My first time at a giant American mall, looking at records, and crystals. Getting some Taco Bell and an Orange Julius from the food court.  “Ummm, no…” my friend said. “Well, I think you two have what it takes…”

Amid a sea of alarming headlines, waning government accountability, and militarization on the streets that once connected us, there is one word that unites us all: action.  This year, American voters have the opportunity to gather the remaining threads of democracy and weave together a tapestry of change — if we can muster the courage and the agency to do so. With a series of state primaries  coming up over the next few months and the midterm elections slated for Nov. 3, it i

As we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, I can’t help but notice the broader context in which this moment is unfolding.