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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.

Community Voices February 18, 2022 - 12:42 pm

Ask Cody: Queering intimacy (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Intimacy is often weaponized by power and not afforded to many divine Black humans,” Cody Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices October 26, 2021 - 6:00 am

Ask Cody: Being an ‘accomplice’ does not mean centering your whiteness (Column)

by Codi Charles

“There is an expectation of immense labor for Black trans folks; and there are no thank-yous for the labor given and risk taken,” Cody Charles writes.

Community Voices August 13, 2021 - 5:50 pm

Ask Cody: Dear (white) Lawrence youth (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Dear (white) Lawrence youth: … We get to choose if we want to live in a community that hoards all of the resources and allows the deeply marginalized to die off,” Cody Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices July 21, 2021 - 7:00 am

Ask Cody: Are you a boy or a girl? (Column)

by Codi Charles

This week’s question was not submitted through the Ask Cody account. It was asked in person, during one of the most important events of my life. “Are you a boy or a girl?”

Community Voices June 18, 2021 - 6:45 pm

Ask Cody: What made you stay in Lawrence, after everything?

by Codi Charles

Q: Dear Cody, what made you stay in Lawrence? After everything with your former employer and the current state of this community, why stay?

Community Voices June 5, 2021 - 1:10 pm

Ask Cody: What’s the first album you ever owned? (Column)

by Codi Charles

This week, Cody reflects on radio requests, their crushes on “90210,” and the songs they sang flamboyantly in their youth.

Community Voices May 28, 2021 - 2:53 pm

Ask Cody: Lessons learned, Lawrence, and still no action or change; what will it take? (Column)

by Codi Charles

“What does it look like if you believe Black trans folks the first time? Why do you need to be convinced that anti-Black racism and transphobia exist?” Cody writes.

Community Voices May 21, 2021 - 11:49 am

Ask Cody: Listening to my body – My Black ass journey with anxiety (Column)

by Codi Charles

Cody shares 4 tips to help overcome anxiety and depression.

Community Voices May 14, 2021 - 3:44 pm

Ask Cody: Are your articles only for People of Color? (Column)

by Codi Charles

“When I answer questions, I attempt to center the most marginalized people — that way the answer applies to everyone, not just white folks,” Cody writes.

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