On Being Black, Loving White, and the Complexities of Proving Your Blackness
Can you be pro-Black and date a white person? Let’s talk about it.
Read MoreMake Your Juneteenth A Real Hootenanny a.k.a. The Commercialization, Commodification, and White-ification of Black Freedom for White Audiences
When droves of white people "discovered" that Juneteenth existed last year I immediately found myself thinking of commercialization and homogenization. Why? You know that old saying, “This is why we can’t have nice things?” Yeah, that’s how I feel about Juneteenth garnering the national attention it’s receiving. And I feel this way because white people are gonna mess Juneteenth up for Black people like white people and white society does for everything non-white.
Read MoreReflections of A Year on the Anniversary of George Floyd's Murder
It’s been one year since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of former police officer Derek Chauvin. One year of words, of marching, of protesting…and one year of stagnation, retaliation, white violence, white complacency, and little change.
Read MoreOn Air Fresheners, Auto Pilot, Policing, and Black Mortality
Daunte Wright is dead at the hands of the Brooklyn, Minneapolis police because of an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror that the police felt blocked his view, prompting their pulling him over.
An air freshener.
Daunte is dead over an AIR FRESHENER.
Guest Editorial: Black Lives Don't Matter in Portland
So my new opinion piece for the Portland Mercury is live. You can check it out here. So...yeah. I expect an interesting discourse across social media.
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