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Community Voices May 13, 2022 - 10:08 am

Ask Codi, Pride Edition: Lawrence does not deserve Haus of McCoy, and it’s time to be honest about that (Column)

by Codi Charles

“I am incredibly tired, and I don’t know if I can survive the work of humanizing Black trans people in this climate, in this town and in this state,” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices April 4, 2022 - 3:04 pm

Ask Codi: What does it mean to be a Jayhawk? (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Jayhawks must be honest and able to reckon with the world around us. How else are we supposed to become global citizens and changemakers?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices March 25, 2022 - 11:35 am

Ask Codi: Death by alienation (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Is alienating a tactic used by folks in power to deflect the attention off of their unrighteous living?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

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