July 6, 2025 Independence (Day) 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…
June 9, 2025 Paddy Rollers & Slave Patrols 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…
June 4, 2025 Whytmanastan 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…
May 26, 2025 Before It Was Memorial Day Before the barbecue. Before the beach trips and blowout sales. Before America made it about summer. We made it sacred. May 1, 1865, Charleston,…
May 19, 2025 May 19th Belongs to the Fire Starters: Malcolm & Yuri 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…
April 29, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part II When Desegregation Disguises Itself as Integration Desegregation without real integration wasn’t just a missed opportunity. It was a wound — one that never properly…
April 27, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part I Unlocking Doors vs. Building New Homes What is the difference between desegregation and integration? A question asked to a panel at a symposium on…
April 11, 2025 Black Bodies Built the Game Before we were athletes, we were warriors, healers, scholars, and artists. We came from kingdoms and kinships that celebrated our bodies not for labor…
April 9, 2025 From Participation Trophies to WEI 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…
March 7, 2025 Yo Mans is a Punk (P**sy) 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…