The White Imagination Must Be Bound
On Memorial Day, George Floyd became the latest Black life to be brutally taken at the hands of police officers. It happened after he... Read More
Could “Defund the Police” Mean More Justice?
Over the last couple weeks at protests and rallies standing up against racial injustice, one phrase has stuck out as particularly controversial—“defund the police.”... Read More
Takin’ It to Suburban Streets: Marching for Black Lives in Maryland
On June 4, 2020, the United States was in the midst of a civil rights protest that had spread to all fifty states and... Read More
Clearing the Way for White Christian Nationalists
President Trump has a keen eye for seizing the moment. Last Monday, in the midst of a social crisis stemming from the police murder... Read More
Stand Up, Fight Back: Dismantling Systems of Oppression
As we closed out the Fourth of July holiday that I and many other activists deem a reminder of oppression, Alton Sterling took his... Read More
Whose Bodies? Black Lives Matter and the Reproductive Justice Imperative
Over the past several years toxic canards like “abortion is black genocide” and “the most dangerous place for a black child is the womb,”... Read More
The Oscars, Anything but a Littlefeather Moment
On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando refused to accept his Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Don Corleone in The Godfather.... Read More
Why I’m a Black Man Against Black History Month
This piece is partially inspired by A Black History Month Challenge, something I hope everyone reading this will participate in. The Black community isn’t... Read More
The Unreasonableness of Racism: A Humanist Response to Tamir Rice’s Death
As I follow the media stories surrounding the tragic death of Tamir Rice, a twelve-year-old boy who was shot and killed while he was... Read More
Do All Black Lives Matter? Feminism, Humanism, and State Violence
LAST YEAR I took my six-year-old daughter to a demonstration and die-in in Hollywood. Across the globe, protestors from every walk of life had... Read More