Two months ago, May 17, 2024, marked the seventieth anniversary of the Brown decision, which declared that the doctrine of separate but equal, established...
“Shaming is one of the deepest tools of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy because shame produces trauma and trauma often produces paralysis.“
—bell hooks
I am...
What is it about Black people gathering (or loitering) that unsettles white folks, or makes them nervous?
It unsettled white folks when enslaved Africans gathered...
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the state of Virginia abolished the observance of Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (Lee-Jackson Day),...
The most revolutionary thing any Black person can do is read. Not obtaining a gun license and purchasing firearms. Not voting. Not becoming financially...
Last month, I had the honor and opportunity to share my thoughts on the Resolution that Councilmembers Rue Landau and Isaiah Thomas supported: Black...
How do you practice your freedom? How do you practice freedom in your classroom? Your school? Your neighborhood? Your business? Or your community? Philadelphia...
