by Kira Banks | May 5, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
I’ve never liked the term. I think it’s problematic and a complete contradiction. How would you feel if I claimed to be unable to see a significant part of you? Even if you wouldn’t have a problem with it, the concept is inherently flawed. Being...
by Kira Banks | Apr 18, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling rejecting the argument that lethal injection is inhumane allowed some states to resume executions, but it only addresses a small sliver of the controversy. Justice Stevens went on record stating that the practice of capital punishment...
by Kira Banks | Apr 10, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
I’ve decided that to achieve what Sen. Barack Obama referred to in his recent speech on race — the perfection of our union — we need to stop providing superficial remedies to social problems. I’ve begun to liken affirmative action to an anachronistic medical procedure...
by Kira Banks | Apr 6, 2008 | Opinion Pieces
Hurricane Katrina reinforced that race colors how we perceive the world and events around us. Our fear of talking about race paired with our flawed goal to be “colorblind” has left us having parallel conversations rather than a collaborative dialogue. Some...
