What we need to do…no matter who wins

The 2016 presidential election has been a heavily contested battle that has terrified, enraged, and essentially drained most of us all year. The especially incendiary campaign of Donald Trump and the Black community’s ambivalent and awkward relationship with Hillary Clinton have resulted in two clashing camps: those who vehemently argue that we must vote in order … Continue reading →

The lesson behind Trayvon: Power, not love, is the answer.

The lesson of this case is that power must be mobilized in order to be effectively felt, and it must be collective in order to serve our interests, ensure our survival, and affirm our human worth. Continue reading →

Identity and Injustice

Bryan Stevenson discusses the role of identity in the development of activists and social change agents. Continue reading →

White supremacy and the hierarchy of womanhood

Blogger Patrice Evans encourages Blacks to assimilate to mainstream culture for a number of compelling reasons, including being able to land a job, move out of the ghetto, and date White and Asian women. Huh? Continue reading →

No hood pass required: The politics of class among racial justice activists

The breadth of Black experience in this historical moment requires us to be broader than our basest problems, to grow beyond oppression even as we are still struggling against it. Continue reading →

Black is international

Black culture has become an undeniable and indispensable component of the American brand. Yet many Black Americans are not aware of just how much this influence extends beyond the borders of the United States. Continue reading →

A Black psychology for a new generation

Black psychology for a new generation must be a hybrid, pulling from a wide range of cultural resources just like the population that it aims to serve. Continue reading →

Occupying Wall Street, planning change

For many of the Occupy Wall Street protestors, it seems like venting is enough. Collective strategizing for long-term change may not be a part of the plan. Continue reading →

Black without boundaries?

Real freedom, Touré argues, is the freedom to be Black in any way one chooses, safe from “self-appointed identity cops” who see it as their personal mission to determine the authenticity of other people’s Blackness. Continue reading →

Youth Uprisings – An Existential Crisis

The solution to youth crime is a paradigm shift, and it begins with more purpose in their lives, not more police on the streets. Continue reading →