Loss of social standing is an ever-present threat for individuals whose social acceptance is based on behavioral traits rather than unconditional human value.
Melissa Harris-PerryPolitics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.
Melissa Harris-PerryFrom childhood forward, our hair is one of the most critical, defining aspects of our embodied selves as black women: how we get it done... how we have to focus on it... the questions we have to answer about it... and so forth.
Melissa Harris-PerryI think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.
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