Category: Story & Verse

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Keep Going Anyway: The Messy Middle of Inclusion

April 16, 2025

Why inclusion feels harder lately and how the Ms. Rachel and J.K. Rowling controversies reveal what’s really going on. There was a time when inclusion felt clear. Something to root for. A shared value. But

Ms. Rachel JK Rowling Inclusion Backlash

When Kindness Gets Canceled and Controversy Gets Applauded

April 15, 2025

What Ms. Rachel, J.K. Rowling, and the backlash machine reveal about our discomfort with inclusion, especially when women speak out loud Ms. Rachel teaches toddlers how to say “Mama,” count to ten, and love themselves