An Open Letter to the Alt-Right
It’s taken me some time to process your rise. On one hand I’m not surprised at the support your platform has received. On the other, though, I thought that the 21st Century required a bit more...
View ArticleWhy America Shouldn’t Execute Dylann Roof
Don’t get me wrong, I have zero compassion for Dylann Roof. I am not a pacifist nor am I even opposed to Dylann Roof losing his life. I am, however, 100% against the United States of America executing...
View ArticleWhy the Handshakes Matter: The Violence of Whiteness in the Classroom
There are a couple videos circulating right now of teachers greetings their students as they come in the door. One is of a Black male teacher, Barry White, in Charlotte, North Carolina greeting his...
View ArticleKeeping History Alive and Making America Great Again
This last weekend I was in Kansas City at the White Privilege Conference. I spent the weekend building relationships and sharpening the tools necessary for combating white supremacy. Much of the work...
View ArticleMisery Loves Company: the fake community of Richard Spencer and the alt-right
I was in the 5th grade. We were on a field trip to Minnehaha Falls and Travis wanted to “go have fun.” That was all it took. We all took off, breaking away from the group, to “have some fun.” What...
View ArticleToday a Terrorist Was Set Free: Philando Castile, Whiteness and Terrorism
White folks, a terrorist was set free today and it is our fault. This is not hyperbole nor a rhetorical device. I mean it in the most literal and concrete sense. Today, when Jeronimo Yanez was...
View ArticleAre we listening now?
On Saturday night 40-year old Justine Damond called 911 to report a possible assault. When Minneapolis police showed up and met Justine in the alley it ended with her being shot and killed by Mohamed...
View ArticleUnmasking Whiteness: Trump, NFL, and Interest Convergence
To many, this weekend felt like a trip through the twilight zone. For months Colin Kaepernick and those he inspired endured the outrage of NFL fans who insisted they were disrespecting the military and...
View ArticleA Requiem for John Brown: road map for 21st Century Abolition
“I, John Brown, am now quite certain, that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with blood.” – John Brown Saturday marked the 158th anniversary of John Brown’s execution. The...
View ArticlePlaying the White Card
The country woke up Tuesday morning to the news that Donald Trump plans on eliminating birthright citizenship via an Executive Order. This is yet another blatant leveraging of whiteness to energize...
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