Naomi Ishisaka

These two things are both true: criminalizing poverty and addiction is wrong, and we shouldn't dismiss the safety concerns of CID residents, who are also marginalized people, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Nothing will change after the Georgia school shooting. Thoughts and prayers will be offered, it will be “too soon” to talk about change and people will move on.

The hyperfocus on a particular Australian breaker took away from the true spirit of hip hop at the Olympic games, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

In the anti-DEI worldview, all white men are in their positions purely due to merit. Everyone else has received an unfair advantage to get where they are, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

On the left, people claimed the event was staged to cast Trump as a hero. On the right, people suspected Biden of orchestrating security failures, writes columnist Naomi Ishisaka.

How have cities reduced gun violence? In short, they did a little bit of everything, from better crisis response to increased teen programs and police presence, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the U.S. As adults, we all bear some responsibility, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Although Pride celebrations have become more mainstream, we still have a long fight ahead for true liberation, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Though the legacy of housing discrimination, redlining and blockbusting is all around us, many people persist in believing that racism is history, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Most women have never had a bear harass them, catcall them, follow them, throw a bottle at them or otherwise make them feel unsafe, Naomi Ishisaka writes.