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Karen Fleshman
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Aug 2, 2022

May Ann Hsu’s Words Lead to Understanding, Healing, and Growth

It’s time to grow up, for the sake of young people and our future — San Francisco voters will soon decide who fills three seats on our Board of Education vacated by a contentious recall election. Mayor London Breed has appointed three Commissioners to SFUSD who are running to retain their seats. I am a single parent of two students enrolled in SFUSD and an…

San Francisco

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May Ann Hsu’s Words Lead to Understanding, Healing, and Growth
May Ann Hsu’s Words Lead to Understanding, Healing, and Growth
San Francisco

6 min read


Jul 10, 2022

Hi I’m Karen Fleshman & I’m running for one of three seats on the San Francisco Board of Education.

Appreciate your support!!! You can hear why I’m running in this video. Main points: SFUSD strengths: My children are receiving an outstanding public education in SFUSD due to diversity, restorative practices, excellent brave teachers, school staff, and principals. I love all young people and want all young people in San…

San Francisco

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Hi I’m Karen Fleshman & I’m running for one of three seats on the San Francisco Board of Education.
Hi I’m Karen Fleshman & I’m running for one of three seats on the San Francisco Board of Education.
San Francisco

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Mar 13, 2022

White People: When Will Black Lives Matter to Us?

Today is two years since Breonna Taylor died while sleeping in her bed in a hail of bullets shot by the Louisville Police Department. Breonna Taylor, beloved daughter, sister, cousin, niece, girlfriend, friend dedicated her life to coming to the aid of her community as an Emergency Medical Technician and…

Racism

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White People: When Will Black Lives Matter to Us?
White People: When Will Black Lives Matter to Us?
Racism

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Dec 2, 2021

White Moms: Kyle Rittenhouse & Travis McMichael Are Our Sons

This post is coaouthored by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft As racial justice activists, we were heartbroken but not surprised by the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. While we are grateful Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan were convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Arbery…

Racism

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White Moms: Kyle Rittenhouse & Travis McMichael Are Our Sons
White Moms: Kyle Rittenhouse & Travis McMichael Are Our Sons
Racism

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Nov 27, 2021

White People: The Speeding Train or the Pond?

Recently, a new friend, a white man, convened a group of antiracist white people. He opened our call by sharing a dream he had that inspired him to bring us together. He dreamt that he and a few other people were beside a speeding train. A white canister of toxic…

Racism

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White People: The Speeding Train or the Pond?
White People: The Speeding Train or the Pond?
Racism

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Sep 23, 2021

My Appeal to LinkedIn to Restore My Account

Two days ago, @LinkedIn restricted my account for “sharing of inappropriate content related to hate speech,” something they have done to many outspoken people I respect, including me, before. Yesterday, LinkedIn sent me the reasons why: four posts I made that violated their user agreement. These are the four posts…

Censorship

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My Appeal to LinkedIn to Restore My Account
My Appeal to LinkedIn to Restore My Account
Censorship

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Sep 23, 2021

Mom Rage

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died a year ago. Three weeks ago, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to ban abortions six weeks after conception and to deputize Texas citizens to terrorize pregnant people seeking health care. While women of color, immigrant women and women living in poverty are the…

Racism

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Mom Rage
Mom Rage
Racism

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Aug 30, 2021

“GOOD” White People: We Must Outwork the Racists

“GOOD” white people: I know you’re out there. We marched on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington through the streets of Washington DC and cities across the country to demand the Federal government protect voting rights.

Racism

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“GOOD” White People: We Must Outwork the Racists
“GOOD” White People: We Must Outwork the Racists
Racism

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Aug 27, 2021

California Moms: Mad as Hell? I am too but replacing Governor Newsom with Larry Elder is NOT the answer

Vote NO on recalling Gavin Newsom — As a single mom in California, I lay in bed every night worried for my kids. On top of all the challenges to their learning and our mental and physical health in the pandemic, our state is on fire, in a drought, and Fentanyl overdoses statewide are skyrocketing. We have…

California

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California Moms: Mad as Hell?
California Moms: Mad as Hell?
California

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Aug 25, 2021

Why I Stand By San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin

I stand by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who San Franciscans elected two years ago in a competitive race, and encourage every San Franciscan to do so, too. I voted for Chesa because he promised to address rampant racism in San Francisco’s justice system. A 2015 report found that…

Racism

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Why I Stand By San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin
Why I Stand By San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin
Racism

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