https://www.usingourteachervoice.org/stories daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://www.usingourteachervoice.org/stories/press-enter-to-exit monthly 0.5 2020-09-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f2dc71608dcbb3c04b8289d/t/5f53d4e4d4f2f029363a5101/1599329515191/CristinaBioPhoto.png Stories - PRESS ENTER TO EXIT: Excavating My Racial Identity https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f2dc71608dcbb3c04b8289d/t/5f3b1660a5bf4e68d3ae497c/1597707929109/CristinaStoryPhoto.png Stories - PRESS ENTER TO EXIT: Excavating My Racial Identity - “PRESS ENTER TO EXIT” is a perplexing phrase that flashes at me at least weekly from the dimly lit screen of my most often used ATM machine. Although I understand the functional instructions—if I press the button labeled “Enter” it will end my session with the ATM and the machine will hide all my financial information and ready itself for the next customer—I have often chuckled at the irony of the phrase. 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