14 Re-Tellings of Black History According to Shameik Moore (Probably)
“Harriet Tubman did all that huffing and running knowing there were horses and carriages. Who did she think she was? Jordan Peele in a parkour skit???” - Shameik Moore Being Black in this world is simultaneously a wonderful, yet peculiar thing.
Jia Tolentino’s Defense of Her Parents Ignores The Truths Of The Teachers They Allegedly Harmed
Jia Tolentino's blog post in defense of her parents failed to address the very real and many testimonies of teachers who were harmed by their actions. Last week, Jia Tolentino, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of the acclaimed
Black People Have Always Fought Hate With Love
Asking Black people to direct our love towards the systems that contribute to our incremental genocide is a demand for our silence and compliance. I am tired of being asked to fight hate with love. When I watch Black people gather
Shaun King Is A White Liberal’s Wet Dream
Many Black folks have the same question, born out of unending frustration: Why do so many white liberals keep supporting Shaun King? For the past few years, it seems like there's been a "takedown" of Shaun King published every few months,
Poem: When Tired Isn’t Enough
TW/CW: police brutality/murder, suicide and depression, violence what do you do when “tired” isn’t enough? “i’m tired” isn’t an adequate response to what i’m feeling anymore. murder after murder. slain Black flesh after slain Black flesh. i’m too tired to lament, but