The Revolution Will Be Written
I used to be a flag-waving, fireworks-shooting, parade-attending, cookout-going patriot on the 4th. Proud African American. Two things changed that.Knocked that patriotism shit right out of me. The first happened pre-pandemic.(It’s funny how we’ve started…
Every so often, I hear it—from intelligent, well-meaning Black folks; from white people looking for political cover or just drinking the Republican Kool-Aid served hot on Fox News; or worse, from Black men who swear…
There are masked men rounding people up in America. Not in the dark corners of conspiracy, not in some dystopian sci-fi film—but in real time, right now. They’re staked out at schools, loitering near courthouses,…
How many times have we heard that refrain?“You know how the White man is…”“The system.”“They ain’t gonna let you…” This morning, while on my run, I started thinking about the mythology of The White Man.…
I first heard Karen Hunter use the term a while ago, and this morning, Lurie Daniel-Favors said it again on her show—Whytmanastan—to describe the vision behind Project 2025 and the fever dream of this administration.…
I’m not here to litigate who killed Malcolm.Not here to debate why the FBI feared him, or how America labeled him a threat while ignoring the threats it posed to him.And I’m not here to…
I’m a few days late writing this. May 13, 2025, marked what would have been the 40th anniversary of this horrific event. But I needed time—to learn more, to sit with the weight of it,…
When Desegregation Disguises Itself as Integration Desegregation without real integration wasn’t just a missed opportunity. It was a wound — one that never properly healed. When the focus stayed on access but never touched belonging,…
Unlocking Doors vs. Building New Homes What is the difference between desegregation and integration? A question asked to a panel at a symposium on local Black history I was fortunate to attend at Northwestern University.The…
Last night, I was flipping through channels and landed on ABC. They were airing The Ten Commandments — for the 52nd consecutive year. In 1973, that film had me awestruck. The spectacle. The history. The…