I agree with John Lewis. However, I decided long ago, as perhaps he did, that the esence of courage is to kee[ fighting for the Good, even when you are discouraged and tired. It’s wonderful to be a Happy Warrier or a Hopeful Fighter, but I’ll have to settle for being a Courageous Despondent.

This is clever and half-true. But MANY people used these terms to describe ANY people who act in certain ways. To me, for excample, ICE and most people in the White House are “thugs.” Race doesn’t matter; it’s the behavior that defines the term.

What good does it do to try to intimidate “white people” for using terms…

I largely agree with this article, but think it is missing something key: Shamira Ibrahim (isn’t that a lovely name?), the author, is right to emphasize the humane values that SHOULD be involved in a discussion of immigration, but she totally neglects the question of sovereignty. Sovereignty is an inescapable issue,…