Many books that tell you how to achieve come from a privileged position. If you can't see yourself in the advice, how can you use it?
Voter suppression takes different forms.
Let's be clear: Voter suppression is real.
I know we have to have people of good conscience who stand up against oppression. I know we have to have people who understand that social justice belongs to us all. And that wakes me up every morning, and that makes me fight even harder.
I have a fairly hefty resume because I'm pretty aggressive about doing things that I think I need to do.
The consequences for failure are very different if you're a woman or a person of color than they are if you're a guy. If you're a guy who makes a mistake, you get a second chance. Often, for those of us who are outsiders, we make a mistake, and that's the end of the conversation.
