From Memphis to North Carolina, the Problem is White Supremacy
Disbanding special units won’t do it. We need to cut down the tree of white supremacy, starting with dismantling systemic racism in policing.
Category: Race
As A Mother of Color, I Want More Gun Safety Laws, Not Armed Teachers
Gov. DeSantis is putting our children at risk by trying to implement laws to arm teachers, despite what Florida parents want.
Sacheen Littlefeather and America’s Pathetic Inability to Apologize
Almost 50 years after she was taunted on Oscar night, the Academy’s apology is a prime example of too little, too late.
For Black Mothers Like Me, The Reality of Mortality Rates Can Overshadow the Joy of Childbirth
As empowered as having a doula helped me feel before giving birth to my daughter, I knew the cards were stacked against me. We must address the structural racism and implicit bias in our healthcare system.
‘Trust Black Women’ Must Be More Than a T-Shirt Slogan
Yes, Black women are everywhere. Yes, there is beautiful Black leadership in the hills of Appalachia. I have had the privilege to organize alongside some of the fiercest Black organizers.
Hundreds Sit in Virginia Jails for Marijuana Crimes While the State Moves to Profit After Legalization
As the first state to legalize possession in the U.S. South, we should lead by example and put freedom and family reunification over cannabis capitalism.
Why We Won’t Let Go of Black History Month
If we stop teaching entire swaths of American history, we won’t recognize when the past starts to repeat.
Unequal Coverage of Our Economic Recovery Renders Black Workers Invisible
While many people of color are finally returning to the workforce, they are only just starting to recover, while we’re well into the white jobs recovery.
Because…
I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…
Because…
Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.