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"It's a heated field." —Otto Pippenger
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A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left.
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"I'm a progressive, yeah." —U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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A two-part story about a campaign trying to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi from her congressional seat leads to a much larger reckoning for the left.
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“Where do you want to start?” —Farhad Azad
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Afghanistan has far too often been referred to as a place where countries go to die, it is a graveyard of empires.
This moniker has been cited so many times and for so long that it’s unclear who first said it. Even the Afghan community will recite this pride. But what a title like this fails to convey is that while this might be a country responsible for the many tombstones of others, it very well is also a moratorium of progress for itself, a state in perpetual arrested development.
This is also a cemetery for countless Afghans who, in more modern times, failed to see any empire rise.
Why do some countries get to debate their histories while others have their legacy determined by outsiders? And what gets lost along the way?
This is Part II of a multi-part story on how history, current events, and culture all complicate the Afghan identity.
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"You've got boys flying kites again..." —George W. Bush
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Oh, the privilege.
And what a privilege it is to publish a story about the broader theme of culture and identity, specifically for Afghanistan’s diaspora living in the States, like those on that third-culture-wave, when Afghans from the home country are left dealing with far harsher realities.
The diaspora’s dilemma pales in comparison (if you’re that foolish to try and compare the two) to their dilemma. No less, it is still a dilemma.
With that in mind, Part I of this multi-part story dives into that nebulous question...what does it really mean to be Afghan? Really, what does it mean to be from anywhere?
This is a tricky one.
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This is a prologue to a multi-part series about the Afghan diaspora in America reclaiming their past and trying to grow from the present. It’s a story about culture, identity and authenticity.
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Quote: "We are all from Allah, and to Allah we return" —Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 156
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In mere weeks, this country has seen COVID-19-related deaths rise past casualty totals for past wars and surprise attacks, sometimes passing those records daily. It seems like every day is filled with death.
But this isn’t the first time humanity has faced a pandemic. And this isn’t the first time society has reckoned with death. Is this a punishment? Or is God to blame?
In this latest podcast episode, we turn to the past for guidance on how to deal with our present—and it too is a trip.
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“Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco.” —James Baldwin
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Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is.
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“When I die, I’m dead.” —Eloise Westbrook
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Three horizontal stripes, red, black and green, add color to the streetlights and poles in and around the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco.
These Pan-African flags are a relatively new addition to the area. They were painted just about a year ago thanks to an initiative spearheaded by the neighborhood's local city supervisor, Malia Cohen.
“This is about branding the Bayview neighborhood to honor and pay respect to the decades of contributions that African-Americans have made to the southeast neighborhood and to the city,” she said in a statement.
But when compared to what’s going on in the neighborhood, these painted flags inadvertently serve as reminders of what this neighborhood once was and what it now isn’t. This used to be a place where you could be Black and thrive. You could find work and own a home. Now, not so much.
In Part II of this story about the term Frisco, we try and find out what happened.
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“The fans just want to know who the fuck the artist is.” —Andre "Herm" Lewis
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For a place that proudly heralds slogans like #BlackLivesMatter, the homes of San Francisco house very few Black people.
What’s happened to the African-American community in San Francisco is a much more complex tale than just being pushed out by young and transient up-and-comers. Instead, it involves a deeply-rooted history spread across generations with a comet-sized impact that is still being felt today.
And for the sake of this three-part story, it begins with the very polarizing San Francisco nickname: Frisco.
In Part I, we explore why some view this term to be as offensive as the F-word and spend some time with those who simply don’t give a fuck.
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[07:55] Light reading on past San Francisco Mayors like:
"They always leave when it gets hot in the cafe."
—Man counter-protesting protestors
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Since the turn of the millennium, the percentage of U.S.-based specialty coffee drinking folk, like those who have a cup everyday, has quadrupled. Travel to any major or minor city in the country, and you’ll see an offering of coffees that transcends the uniform Starbucks experience that’s on every block.
But the image that reflects after you place a mirror in front of any craft coffee company or cafe is a bit more clear, albeit unsettling. Stare at it long enough and you’ll come across matters like gentrification, the rise of the millennial-inspired yuppie wave and the old act of global economics, power dynamics and capitalism all at play.
This podcast episode explores the intricacies of coffee and attempts to answer two simple questions about one very complex drink. What makes specialty coffee special and who is it really for?
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