Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.
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A cage that allows someone to walk around inside of it is still a cage.
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Silence is the residue of fear.
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There is simply no better way to generate buzz for soccer in your country than having your team in the World Cup.
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We inculcate young people with the message that if they don't succeed, it is merely of their own doing. They should have worked harder, we say. They should have made better decisions. This message is especially present in communities of color.
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Who has to have a soapbox when all you've ever needed is your voice?
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The history of racial violence in our country is both omnipresent and unspoken. It is a smog that surrounds us that few will admit is there.
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In sixth grade, my status as a Boy Scout was not something I went out of my way to share. In fact, I spent most of my adolescence attempting to keep it a secret from those who might use it as a source of derision. The off-brown collared shirt and forest-green sash were not something I would have ever been caught wearing in front of my friends.
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The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us.
