In announcing they had chosen unanimously to unionize, The Root’s seven-member editorial staff referenced a quote by James Baldwin to explain their reasoning:”I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
It also doubles, whether intentionally or not, as a comment on the elections–on who gets to lay claim to loving this country, and in what ways–as well as recent political protests like Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to take a knee when the national anthem is played at games.
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