Ewuare X. Osayandebell 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…Dec 16, 20214Dec 16, 20214
Hal H. HarrisWhy Black People Need Our Own TwitterCommunity is the superpower of Black personhood that White supremacy can never access. We need to lean into it.Nov 30, 202114Nov 30, 202114
Wajahat AliThis 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 fightNov 25, 20211Nov 25, 20211
Bonsu ThompsonBiden Cosigning the Rittenhouse Verdict Is Worse Than You ThinkThe teen shooter’s exoneration indicates White supremacy is prioritizing its progeny—and possibly aligned with POTUSNov 20, 202119Nov 20, 202119
Wajahat AliIt’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 usNov 19, 202114Nov 19, 202114
Michael ArceneauxWatching 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 inevitableNov 19, 20213Nov 19, 20213
Michael ArceneauxWhite Evangelicals Tend to Forget Jesus Wasn’t RacistThe Religious Right’s idol worship of Trump is dead wrongOct 30, 202113Oct 30, 202113
Bonsu ThompsonWhy Do Black People Still Celebrate Halloween?A European-rooted holiday that began with disguised White people welcoming devils into their homes? No thanks.Oct 24, 202127Oct 24, 202127
Bonsu ThompsonThe 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?Oct 9, 20218Oct 9, 20218
Scott WoodsEnding Racism in America Begins With a Thank-YouToppling White supremacy has never been more within reach, but its defenders are too sensitive and ungrateful to allow for meaningful…Jun 23, 202115Jun 23, 202115