This piece was inspired by Dr. James Borishade's LinkedIn post reflecting on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show. I'm grateful for his insight and encourage you to read his full reflection. Sometimes a cultural moment reveals patterns we've been living with all along but couldn't quite see. The reaction to (preceding and following) this year's Super Bowl halftime show was one of those moments. 13 Minutes of Discomfort This year's Super Bowl featured the first halftime show

Federal forces are occupying Minnesota as I write this. Life in parts of the state is being patrolled and policed by a paramilitary federal force. People are responding with protests, with public statements, with lawsuits, with visible resistance. This is action, and it's necessary.   There's other work happening too, work that's less visible: organizers coordinating safety protocols, building coalitions, planning legal strategy, maintaining communication networks, and prepar

On grief, solidarity, and staying in the messy conversation... A friend sent me a message this week that made me pause.   She was frustrated - deeply frustrated - with what she called "finger-wagging purity politics" in progressive spaces. She'd shared her fear and grief about an ICE agent killing Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, and felt scolded for it. For not including enough disclaimers. For not centering the "right" people. For expressing her own terror at

Binary thinking feels safe because it's simple. Two options. Clear boundaries. Obvious opposites. But what happens when we flatten the...