English Prescriptivism: Being a good writer & its roots in white supremacy
No amount of speaking “proper†English, would have protected Mike Brown for being killed for the way he looked.
How the coolest Marvel show jumped a high bar to become one of the worst portrayals of Arabs on TV
Editor's Note: This post contains spoilers of the FX show Legion. By A’isha Saleh I am one of Marvel’s biggest fans. Both in film and television, I think they are going above and beyond to achieve excellence in their craft.…
I left the U.S. to escape anti-Blackness, only to learn how unavoidable it is in therapy
My husband and I recently sought therapy here in Belgrade, Serbia, where we moved from Zagreb, Croatia some months ago after living there for close to three years. A point of contention in our marriage has been my desire to…
“The Girl with all the Gifts” is a nightmare for white supremacy
By Sherronda J. Brown Writer’s Note: This essay contains spoilers for The Girl With All The Gifts The zombie narrative in Western horror has always been rooted in fear of the destruction of the dominant white society, the disruption of…
A break-up letter with academia: Not your token guinea pig, show pony, or likable person of color
Academia and American educational institutions are and have been colonial projects.
How money & the White Gaze make you forget your Blackness, and how to resist.
By Said Shaiye Nearly every culture in the world today is centered around the premise that white is more valuable than black; that white skin carries with it an inherent infallibility and black skin is merely a foregone conclusion of…
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…
Teaching while Black.
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.…
This is hell but freedom is still real, and Black children still sell lemonade.
By Hassan Xavier Henderson-Lott “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Psalm…
How dare you stand for that racist anthem?
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,…
