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Many readers presume that their understanding of scripture’s meaning is absolute

"—Laverne Cox (who plays Sophia in “Orange Is the New Black”)

Illegal People argues for a sea change in the way we think

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All Is Not Lost suggests that following every crisis emerges new political opportunity for changing our politics and everyday lives

One Drop cid_3642 Many readers presume that theirWhat exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who determines who is Black and who is not? Whos Black, whos not, and who cares? In the United States, a Black person has come to be defined as any person with any known Black ancestry. Statutorily referred to as the rule of hypodescent, this definition of Blackness is more popularly known as the one drop rule, meaning that a person with any