Coded or not, it’s still racism
While Black folks decipher this lexicon for our own survival, white folks either remain oblivious to the whole exchange or worse, actively deny any wrongdoing in an attempt to preserve a perception of neutrality.
How “Black people are not a monolith” is used to promote respectability politics
I am in no way saying that Black people are a monolith. We have varying cultures, ideas, beliefs, etc. What I am saying is that we should be careful about when we feel the need to claim that and why.
Conflating the lesser evil with “progress” is a surefire way to ensure evil is preserved
We must be able to carry multiple truths at all times. Our president is a racist. But he and his ilk are not even the tipping point of our problems.
Prison “reform” is useless unless it pushes for freedom and dignity for *everyone*
Prison reform continues to be structured around arbitrary definitions of who does and doesn’t deserve humane treatment
Obama’s symbolic “progress” was never enough to liberate Black people. Let’s not fall for it again
Obama laid out the blueprint for Black presidential candidates, and both Kamala and Cory are trying to execute on it. But I’m tired of inauthentic diversity.
It matters that the white man whose house 2 Black queer men died inside is a Democratic donor
In the Democratic attempt to implement social reform at any cost, it allows for any and all crimes to be forgiven in its name. Especially the crimes against Black people, if they can be considered crimes at all.
“What do you do when something is broken and can’t be fixed?”: Black political engagement in an anti-Black world
By Deanna Adams Shortly after Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me was released to critical acclaim, I moderated a book discussion about it. During the talk, a self-proclaimed fearless Black man asked an engineer in the room, “What do…
Enduring whiteness: the tragic love affair that gave rise to Donald Trump.
By Quentin Lucas It is a powerful reflex, almost a soul’s nervous tic, to wonder and worry, about what whiteness is going to think — even while knowing that whiteness doesn’t allow much room for thought. That, of course, isn’t…
The snake has risen. What now?: Meditations on the coming era.
By Victor Bradley My speech feels like vapor. While the tide turned Trumpward, I sat in mournful counsel with friends from around the world, drawn together both by the power of the internet and fear of the unthinkable. Our fears…
The Left-Wing as the New Enemy of Progress.
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…
