Alderin Ordell

Fear, Religion and Gender Neutral Bathrooms

Bias and Restrooms I recently saw a Tweet that had a picture of a gender-neutral restroom sign along with the caption, "would you let your child use this?" At first, I didn't understand the question. Gender-neutral bathrooms are usually single-user. They're generally cleaner. I personally prefer them over the...
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Fluoride as Environmental Racism

Fluoride: Toxic and Deadly For my entire life I have believed that fluoride is something that is added to toothpaste, mouthwash and our tap water to make our teeth stronger. But that is not the case. Did you know that in terms of toxicity fluoride is more toxic than lead? ...
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Surviving the Hustle Economy Part One: A Bleak Economic Picture

Huge Economic Disparity I'm sure most of you don't need me to tell you this but we live in a "dog-eat-dog" "survival of the fittest" economy. Unfortunately, it's an economy where every winner (usually an older white make) generates a loser (usually a minority). In fact, 15.1 percent of Americans...
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Surviving the Hustle Economy Part 2: Strategies for Success

Create Rules, Create Ritual, Become a Producer and SURVIVE In part one of this article, I presented a picture of the US economy that shows that Americans, whether poor or in the middle class, are really struggling financially. You can read part one here. Most of that struggle comes from...
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Debt as a Tool for Repression

“John Adams said there are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by slavery and the other is by debt. Right now we are a country, and soon to be world, totally enslaved by debt that we owe to white people. You may think that you work for...
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