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Racist Voting Restrictions

This month the Supreme Court upheld new voting restrictions in Arizona, even though the Republican-sponsored laws will disproportionately…

2 min readJul 21, 2021

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Racist Voting Restrictions

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Kesa Kivel

Juneteenth! Why Did It Take So Long for Enslaved Texans to Be Freed?

The name of the holiday Juneteenth is a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth.” Two and a half years after President Abraham…

3 min readJun 15, 2021

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Juneteenth! Why Did It Take So Long for Enslaved Texans to Be Freed?

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Kesa Kivel

Change. Not Charity: Why Supporting Grassroots Organizations Is Important

The “River Story” — a Parable

2 min readDec 23, 2020

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Change. Not Charity: Why Supporting Grassroots Organizations Is Important

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Kesa Kivel

“I Witnessed a White Person Abusing a Person of Color — and Did Nothing”

While I realize that in writing this piece I am “centering whiteness” — that is, focusing on my feelings and actions as a white person…

5 min readDec 6, 2020

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Post-Election “Blues”: Who Was Really Responsible for the Biden-Harris Win?

I recently joined an incredible SpeakOut webinar with anti-racist activists Melina Abdullah, Tim Wise, and Helen Zia. SpeakOut offers…

2 min readNov 17, 2020

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Post-Election “Blues”: Who Was Really Responsible for the Biden-Harris Win?

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Kesa Kivel

“Even if Joe Biden is the next president…”

I hope Biden wins — but even then, the fight will not be over. Think about this: After President Obama was elected, he was mocked for his…

2 min readNov 6, 2020

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Why Are We Still Celebrating Christopher Columbus?

“Ask an Old White Woman About Racial Justice” Post #3

9 min readOct 8, 2020

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Why Are We Still Celebrating Christopher Columbus?

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“The Talk” That Parents Give to Their Black Children and “The Steps” That White People Can Take

“Ask an Old White Woman About Racial Justice” Post #2

7 min readSep 29, 2020

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Ask an Old White Woman About Racial Justice

Why Don’t You Ask Another White Person About This, Instead of Burdening Me?

8 min readJul 23, 2020

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Ask an Old White Woman About Racial Justice

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Black women are more likely to die during childbirth because of racial bias.

What? Implicit bias in the medical field? My friend and I recently attended a film and panel discussion on Black maternal mortality rates…

3 min readApr 25, 2019

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Black women are more likely to die during childbirth because of racial bias.

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Kesa Kivel

Kesa Kivel

Creator of free educational, anti-racist, game and art activity. Author of a 7-part series on how incest, sexism, and racism converge.

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