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What “We Did It” Truly Means: The Power of Community Organizing In the Bronx

May 13, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By: Kara Crawford The Bronx. 9 year-round ice rinks. Community organizing. 260 living wage jobs. A vacant building. What do all of these have in common? The Kingsbridge Armory.   […]

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Editorial, Non-Profits, Youths
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After the Marathon: What I Want You to Know

April 18, 2013by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

By: Lindsay Popper Today was a muted, gentle, weird, painful, confusing, hopeful, exhausting, beautiful, hard day. Classes still happened at my seminary, a mile away from the bombing, and no […]

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Editorial, News, Personal
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Civil Rights are for Everyone: Why Ann Coulter’s Logic is Twisted

September 26, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Derrick Clifton When’s the last time you took heed to something Ann Coulter said? Truth is, you probably haven’t. And there’s probably good reason. Coulter’s inflammatory style of discussing […]

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Activism, Editorial, Equality, Feminism, Life, Politics
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Whitewashing: On the Racist Reactions to Hunger Games Casting

September 17, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Dominick Mayer  (Spoilers ahead, relative to the fact that I’ve been remiss in my duties as a pop culture scholar and haven’t finished the Hunger Games trilogy yet. Also, […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, LGBT, Media/Entertainment, Race, Uncategorized
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Gay Shoes, White Zinfandel: A First Outing

September 5, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

By: Caitlin Bergh I’m nervous. Everything about my outfit feels wrong. This is my first time going to a gay bar, and I made the horrific discovery ten minutes ago […]

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College, Coming Out, Editorial, Lady Business, Lesbian, Personal
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Celebrate World Humanitarian Day: Recognize The Other

August 23, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Frank McAlpin As a social worker and promoter of good deeds, I feel it necessary to give a shout out to World Humanitarian Day.  This international day is dedicated […]

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Activism, Ally, Editorial, Event, Social Justice, Society
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On Chick-fil-A: Can We Stop Using the “Fat” Argument?

August 16, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford In the wake of the Chick-fil-A drama there has been a counter argument against the fast-food chain emerge from many folks, gay men specifically, that has me […]

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Body Positivity, Editorial, Hate, Homophobia, News, Opinion, Response
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Fifty Shades of Homophobia: Who Cares If The Actor Who Plays Christian Grey is Gay?

August 15, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Nico Lang I thought we were past this, America. After Cate Blanchett outacted a bunch of biological males as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There, I figured it was […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, Gay, LGBT, Life, Media/Entertainment, Movies, Opinion
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Resurrecting Rosie: In Defense of An Icon

July 20, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Randy Caspersen Even among gay people, Rosie O’Donnell is divisive — too liberal with her conspiracy-tinged viewpoints, and overly hotheadedness in public. She really isn’t “the Queen of Nice”, […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, Lesbian, LGBT, Media/Entertainment, Opinion
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What Does It Mean To Be A “Real Man?”

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Abigail Collazo Note: This piece was originally published on Role/Reboot and reposted with permission. You can find the original here. In response to The New York Times “Are Modern […]

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Editorial, Gender, Life, Media/Entertainment, Men, Opinion, Women

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