The Revolution Will Be Written
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.…
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…
To all you Appalachian-living, no-teeth-having, Walmart-shopping, healthcare-lacking, MAGA hat-wearing inbreds—are you still buying eggs? What did yo’ mans have to give up to get a $400 million dollar plane? Was it his soul or yours.…
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,…
Twenty-seven—the number of years you’ve been gone. It still hurts. I still don’t really celebrate Mother’s Day. I used to say after you were gone that Michelle is not my mother, so I don’t have…
I rose this morning smelling like smoke. But last night, I’d been cleansed. It was the fire, you see. Brothers around the flame. Our ancestors—Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, and many others—shining through our lit faces. Kings.…
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…