by Marissa Jenae Johnson It goes without saying that addressing racial issues in the United States is a series of ongoing conversations rife with logical fallacies and confusion, both genuine and manufactured. Coming up with solutions to the immoral racial…
Or how I came to hate warnings. By Goyland Williams I was warned. They told me how unprepared the students were. How most of the students were non-traditional. Not prepared. Eighty percent on financial aid. Not prepared. A Hispanic-Serving Institution.…
By Tariq Khan It has long been tradition in the United States for sporting events to begin with patriotic ritual.  At the very least, the national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner†plays over loudspeakers while all able-bodied participants and spectators rise,…
By Zoe Samudzi Over and over again—for literal centuries—Black people have had to come to terms with the invisiblization of our murderers. After prosecutors announced they were dropping charges against the remaining police officers facing trial "in connection with" the death…
by Paul Daniels, II I am male. I am Black. I am Queer. I am Christian. I speak from a place of psychological, existential, and theological privilege: the product of a Black church in the American South whose 12-year-old mind…
by Brian Alsup My mother used to tell me that I was just like you. She was right. We were both very afraid, cowardly, insecure, hurting, and traumatized black men. We’re both great runners. Some black men have legs that…
By Yolo Akili So much of it starts with the little boys we used to be. It starts with the ideas about the world that these little boys created in order to understand the confusion and the pain around them.…
By Korey J. Turner Black people can say nigga and nigger. Period. This isn’t a debate. That’s not what this article is about. Last week, comedian Larry Wilmore was the subject of severe media scrutiny for ending his speech at…
by Tyler Karanja I recently visited my brother in Nairobi, Kenya because he had just moved into a new apartment and landed a contract with the United Nations. After negotiating a price with the cab driver, I was greeted by…
