Tag: Ruth

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was a Fighter, But I Feel Defeated

When my 10-year-old daughter asked why I was crying, I couldn’t do much else but put my face in my hands — a weak attempt to hide my hurt from a kid who has already seen her parents at their most stressed and bereft these past few months. I left it to her father to explain who Ruth Bader...

The Racist History of The Academy at Mcateer and Ruth Asawa School of the Arts

While I’m reflecting on the systemic racism that has led to my exploitation, I am also thinking about how the district keeps using “antiracist healing practices” as a center of the work during this pandemic, and how I keep seeing people from Central Office quote Bettina Love, autho...