Valarie Kaur

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12years ago
Melissa harris perry

Sikh doctor’s response to brutal hate attack? ‘Love and service’

Last Saturday night, a young man dropped his wife and one-year old at home and went for a walk in Harlem. Soon thereafter, he heard “Get Osama!”

12years ago
Melissa harris perry

One year after Oak Creek, why the FBI tracking hate crimes is a victory

One year after a gunman murdered six people and wounded many more at a Sikh house of worship in Oak Creek, WI, the FBI is taking action.

13years ago
MS NOW

Attention to women’s diseases should reach beyond Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie’s medical condition is rare and few women could benefit from the genetic testing she received, but her New York Times op-ed has ignited a

13years ago
Melissa harris perry

Hesitant about marriage equality, Supreme Court? Follow the millennials’ lead

As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two marriage equality cases last week, my partner and I watched the television set with bated breath.

13years ago
Melissa harris perry

‘Lean in’? For Millennials, the question is what are we leaning toward

In the public debate raging over Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In, we should pay special attention to the voices of young people–women and