Dion Beary
Dion Beary is a freelance writer working out of beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina. He enjoys writing about the little things that make us all tick and the big things that organize all our ticking into this incessant clock we like to call society. He also enjoys Pokemon way more than any adult should. Homeboy graduated from Queens University of Charlotte in 2012 with a Bachelor s degree in English and a (somewhat misguided) minor in Secondary Education. He grew up poor. He s still poor, but being poor is totally in vogue right now. I mean, everybody s doing it. The county in which he received his public education has had notable issues with racism in the past, so from a very young age, I (uh, I mean Dion) was exposed to the concrete oppressions of marginalization. He is a lover of human beings, so he loathes when they are being treated unjustly. He aspires to one day be a militant for love, an extremist for tenderness, and a radical for togetherness. If he can find time, he d also like to write a screenplay in there somewhere. He is a bleeding heart liberal, a die hard conservative, and his background is in blogging, so he has very little interest in traditional journalism.
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B.A. in English.Interests
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North Carolina Considers Reparations for Victims of State Eugenics Program7,500 people were sterilized over a 45 year period as part of North Carolina's eugenics program. Now, the state considers paying reparations to the victims.
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On Gay Rights, North Carolina Doesn't Look like Mississippi -- It Looks WorseNorth Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue says that the passage of Amendment One made her state look like Mississippi. However, one closer examination, we actually look worse.
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How Obama Can Bounce Back from Struggles in North Carolina?The President is struggling early in North Carolina, but impassioned progressives in the state following the passage of Amendment One may hold the key to his comeback.
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Amendment One in North Carolina Will Expose Generational GapWith a 16% lead in the polls, it appears as if Amendment One will become part of North Carolina law, but how did the LGBT-rights crowd lose this one?
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Four Ways John Edwards Might Win the American Public BackJohn Edwards may be the most universally hated man in America right now, but although his case is very serious, he can still win the American public back, 80's movie style, with one grand, romantic gesture.
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Manufactured Sex Scandal in N.C. Won't Win the State for RomneyAs the Jay Parmley sex scandal wears on, the Republicans attempt to drag Obama's name into it, but political theater like this isn't enough to win the state for Romney come November.
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How Pokemon Made Me a GamerAt ten, bullying had put me on a very uncertain path, but my obsession with Pokemon Blue helped turn things around (seriously).
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North Carolina Is a 'Key Battleground State' -- but Why?North Carolina has been called a "key battleground state" a lot lately, and the President is giving a lot of attention to the state, but why is North Carolina so important for Obama to win?
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North Carolina's Amendment One Would Harm Heterosexual Couples as WellAlthough the controversial Amendment One has been painted mainly as a moral issue by its supporters, opponents say the bill could negatively affect heterosexual couples as well.
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Arguments Against Health Care Individual Mandate Reveal GOP HypocrisyThe GOP continues to argue against the Affordable Care Act, even though their position violates several key stances the party traditionally takes in regards to the Supreme Court.
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Santorum Appears to Nearly Use N-Word when Describing President ObamaNew YouTube video trends on Twitter of what appears to be Rick Santorum nearly calling President Obama the n-word.
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Kate McKinnon to Debut as First Openly Lesbian SNL Cast MemberKate McKinnon will debut April 7th as the show's first openly lesbian performer.
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First Person: My Students Found My TumblrI always tried to keep my social media locked up, but one day, my students found my personal blog. What happens when a bunch of sixteen year olds essentially get a hold of their teacher's diary?
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Haiku on an Easter Egg HuntA haiku about an Easter Egg Hunt I witnessed last year that made me question whether or not children really are our future. -
Trayvon Martin, Shaimi Alawadi and the Divisive Rhetoric That Killed Post-Racial AmericaThe deaths of Trayvon Martin and Shaimi Alawadi have reawakened the debate over whether or not we have reached a post-racial era in America. Hint: We haven't. But what exactly is holding us back?Also published on:



