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![City Council Ward III candidate AJ Williams hopes to bring community members and leaders together with the goal of “holistically [changing] the way we think about public safety.”](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/dtc/edc6fd87-af10-467c-bd56-ed1a6fdf932e.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format&dpr=1.5)
Williams, a Durham native, said that his platform is “going to take the buy-in of community leaders, of faith leaders, of elected officials, community organizers, families.”
As soon as I come home, for better or for worse, I feel myself conforming into the usual comfortable habits of mine.
Sometimes, you really do have to just stay in your lane, especially when it comes to collective experiences of race, identity, sexuality, and gender that one simply does not have.
While the traditional perception of hookup culture may imply shame, this culture may actually have deeper roots in a widespread movement of changing sexual norms in our society.
After this wild-goose chase for information, I came to the conclusion that on campus, abortion coverage under the SMIP is not a topic that is well-known, well-investigated, or well-publicized.
Being nurturing is overrated, and forgiveness is overrated sometimes too.
In comparison to the shiny, publicized culture of other religions, my religion felt different, like it was hiding in the shadows.
The bigger mistakes I make stem from the smallest of things: not cleaning my room, not checking my email, or not putting my keys and wallet in the same place every day.
