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Arts & Events May 20, 2021 - 4:45 pm

Lawrence Times columnist Cody Charles facilitates virtual event with Big Freedia

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence Times columnist and social justice educator Cody Charles recently facilitated a virtual discussion with […]

Community Voices May 6, 2021 - 1:49 pm

Ask Cody: Black children learn the truth from birth; white children must, too (Column)

by Codi Charles

Black parents raise their children from the very start of life to fear the power of white people. Black children learn about anti-Black racism from the moment they engage institutions. If Black children can handle the truth of our world, why can’t white children?

Community Voices April 29, 2021 - 4:45 am

It’s Cody! Meet Lawrence Times columnist Cody Charles

by Codi Charles

“I’ve chosen to spend my energy protecting, advocating for, loving on, breathing life into and creating possibility for quite frankly the most brilliant, the bravest, the baddest Blackest queerest people on earth,” Cody Charles writes.

Community Voices April 23, 2021 - 4:45 am

Introducing Ask Cody, with Cody Charles (Column)

by Codi Charles

You have an opportunity to ask Cody interesting, weird and dynamic questions.

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