June 19, 2025

EDITORIAL: A recent visit to the civl rights sites in Montgomery crystalized for me the role of law, policy, and institutional choices in codifying racial control. These weren’t unintended outcomes. They were options. Design decisions. Legal architectures. It became painfully clear to me that oppression isn’t accidental. It’s designed. Engineered. Rehearsed. Reinforced. And that clarity brought forth questions—not only “how do I live with this knowledge,” but how do I interrupt it? How do I design for inclusion, for truth, for liberation?