Is there really such thing as an authentic social justice ally?
10 min readSep 6, 2018
“Real power is never given, it is always taken!”
Thus spoke US Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an event in support of her fellow maverick, NY State Senatorial candidate Julia Salazar, at an event in North Brooklyn’s Our Wicked Lady. During her introduction of Salazar, Ocasio-Cortez when on to cite several female legislators who…