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The Problem With Adoption and the Case for Doing it Anyway
By Cheryl Klein
“It’s a personal decision” sounds so pat, so unhelpful. So instead I’ll say this: Face the wave. If it calls to you, ride it.
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Soundscapes of Freedom in Lagos, Nigeria
By Demilade Phillips
In the last few years, many raves have been quietly popping up through Lagos, Nigeria’s unofficial capital, and the epicenter of Africa’s financial dealings.
Those Who Are Saved
By Iryn Tushabe
I didn’t have a boyfriend, so pregnancy checks didn’t bother me. Indeed, they were an opportunity to do the lord’s work; I was omulokole, a saved person.
Revisiting the Lavender Scare
By Ronald Valdiserri
In a speech given … in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy asserted that the U.S. State Department was riddled with “traitors” …
Bruce and James
By Héctor Vizoso
On Halloween night in 1991, the doorbell rang, and it was Bruce. He was excited and hurried in to tell me to get ready because he had enrolled us in a Halloween competition at the After Dark.