bell hooks saved mebell hooks saved me. I say that in all sincerity. At a critical time in my life, when I was at my lowest point, it was bell hooks, through…Ewuare X. Osayande·Added Dec 17, 2021·6 min readEwuare X. Osayande·Added Dec 17, 2021·6 min read
Why Black People Need Our Own TwitterCommunity is the superpower of Black personhood that White supremacy can never access. We need to lean into it.Hal H. Harris·Added Dec 1, 2021·5 min readHal H. Harris·Added Dec 1, 2021·5 min read
This Thanksgiving, I’m Thankful That a Modern-Day Lynching Was Seen As a CrimeAhmaud Arbery’s murderers being brought to justice is a small victory in a never-ending fightWajahat Ali·Added Nov 25, 2021·6 min readWajahat Ali·Added Nov 25, 2021·6 min read
Biden Cosigning the Rittenhouse Verdict Is Worse Than You ThinkThe teen shooter’s exoneration indicates White supremacy is prioritizing its progeny—and possibly aligned with POTUSBonsu Thompson·Added Nov 21, 2021·5 min readBonsu Thompson·Added Nov 21, 2021·5 min read
It’s Good to Be a White Murderer in AmericaThe Kyle Rittenhouse verdict re-establishes a dangerous precedent—and sends a terrifying warning to the rest of usWajahat Ali·Added Nov 20, 2021·5 min readWajahat Ali·Added Nov 20, 2021·5 min read
Watching White Vigilantes on Trial Is TriggeringCourt cases for Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery’s killers feel like bad racist theater, where injustice is all but inevitableMichael Arceneaux·Added Nov 19, 2021·5 min readMichael Arceneaux·Added Nov 19, 2021·5 min read
White Evangelicals Tend to Forget Jesus Wasn’t RacistThe Religious Right’s idol worship of Trump is dead wrongMichael Arceneaux·Added Oct 30, 2021·5 min readMichael Arceneaux·Added Oct 30, 2021·5 min read
Why Do Black People Still Celebrate Halloween?A European-rooted holiday that began with disguised White people welcoming devils into their homes? No thanks.Bonsu Thompson·Added Oct 25, 2021·4 min readBonsu Thompson·Added Oct 25, 2021·4 min read
The 2021 Return of Emmett TillLast month, a Black man was killed by a White man in Oregon because he complimented the man’s White girlfriend. Sound familiar?Bonsu Thompson·Added Oct 10, 2021·5 min readBonsu Thompson·Added Oct 10, 2021·5 min read