Learning from My Ancestors: Or, We’ve Been Here BeforeEvery Black History Month, we deal with nonsense. How will we ensure that this nonsense ceases to exist in the future?Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Justice for Kubby. Justice for Harambe. No Justice for Black Lives.Almost 200 days after Breonna Taylor’s murder, we finally have a verdict — wanton endangerment. Basically, the courts charged Brett…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Art is a Horcrux: On the Death of the AuthorI was rereading Felix Ever After, an amazing book written by Kacen Callendar about a transgender teen who is grappling with identity and…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Hulu’s ‘Woke’ Shows Us That Respectability Won’t Save UsOn July 16, 2009, Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The officer, Sgt. James Crowley, was…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Black Like Me, A 2020 StoryI remember reading John Howard Griffin’s book, Black Like Me, when I was in high school. The recommender, a white teacher, had told me that…Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020
Of Monsters and Saviors, or Black Women in The United StatesBreonna Taylor was murdered over 150 days ago by Louisville police officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove, but…Aug 19, 20202Aug 19, 20202
