Tag: Ally

Videogames Could Be Education’s Greatest Ally, If We Would Only Allow It

I’m currently about a quarter of the way through season 10 of Mike Duncan’s podcast, Revolutions. The podcast details the course of societal upheavals that result in sweeping cultural, economic, political and social change — beginning with the English Civil War in 1642, fo...

Ally Smith & Dynamite Athens: #ThankGodForInstagram

It’s three years ago. I’m a UGA freshman holed up in my dorm room, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. Caught in a black hole of Insta-stalking (we’ve all been there), I emerge roughly 45 minutes later to have discovered the vintage shop of my dreams (and it’s within walk...

5 reasons why you’re failing as an ally

You make excuses for your racist friends/family. There’s no excusing racism. Yes, it’s harder to address with people you love, but this is the work. If you let it slide, you’re complicit. Period. Either you’re anti-racist or you’re not. You can’t pick and cho...