the entire world seemed unsafe.

2026-05-03


In the New York Times, some headlines:

Behind Voting Rights Case, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism

Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights

In Narrowing Voting Rights Act, Conservative Justices See Progress on Racism

What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe? I Went to Maine to Find Out.

How We Chose What to Ask and When to Challenge Tucker Carlson

Attribution

When the smoke lifted there was no promised land in sight. No place to make a phone call. No lounge to use the soap in. No holy days, no spirituals, no speeches intended to solder you to earth. No seams between the excuses and platitudes. No reason to get up. No stops. No long nights of man-made objects. No more of the same. No difference. No table of contents just a list of demands. No anecdotes, we were getting paid by the hour.
No benefits, we were temporary workers. No music, corporate ambience. No seat belts, the entire world seemed unsafe. No geography, tourists were made at home with identical décor. No libraries, information out of the picture. No thought police,
We all became deputies, we never let a line blur.
— Surplus Future Imperfect by Erica Hunt in African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song edited by Kevin Young

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