On May 1st, 90,428 people voted for Proposition B, re-criminalizing houselessness in Austin, TX. Only 66,292 people voted against the proposition. Austin had long criminalized homelessness through a no sit, no lie ordinance that allowed the police to ticket and arrest the…
read moreI entered into Wednesday with much disappointment about the state of American society. Wednesday was not necessarily unique in that regard, as it has been a sense that I’ve had many times over during the past eight years, and a sense that…
read moreAnd what role should schools play in undoing white supremacy? Abrome is off today, in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day began as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, and in 1992 the city of Berkeley, California, was the first was…
read moreThe Abrome community is closely following the international uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May of this year. We recognize that this horrific event both stands alone and joins a long trend of Black Americans…
read moreAmerican society has been trained to believe that schools are necessary vehicles of education. Without school, it is believed, one would not learn to read, write, find a job, or stay employed. And if we accept that schools are necessary for success…
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