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…
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,…
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.…
Before the barbecue. Before the beach trips and blowout sales. Before America made it about summer. We made it sacred. May 1, 1865, Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War had just ended. Freedom had just…
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…
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…
Before we were athletes, we were warriors, healers, scholars, and artists. We came from kingdoms and kinships that celebrated our bodies not for labor but for legacy. Then came the ships. Then came the chains.…
I guess in a sense, the concept of a “trophy for everyone” isn’t entirely new. At the professional level, when a team wins a championship, everyone gets a ring. The starters, the benchwarmers, the equipment…
Tariffs! Picture that kid you grew up with—we all had one in the neighborhood. The one that talks a lot of shit when he ain’t face-to-face with his ops. When it comes to tariffs, he’s…