Mike Schneider: Salem Hill Hymn Sing
“The Angel of Death is abroad in the land, only you can’t always hear the flutter of its wings.” — Winston Churchill, 1944 A screaming comes across the sky like … Continue reading
Video: Civil Rights Activist Sandra Bland Found Dead In Texas Jail Cell
Sandra Bland was reportedly pulled over on Friday for improperly signaling a lane change. A witness said he saw the arresting officer pull Bland out of the car, throw her … Continue reading
Phyllis Wheatley: On Being Brought from Africa to America
‘Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. … Continue reading
Vanessa German: The Boy with the Liberty
i guess that today was the hardest day because when we were in the gallery giving the walking around having been through conversation about oppression and deep discussion of one … Continue reading
George Yancy and Peter Singer: On Racism, Animal Rights, and Human Rights
George Yancy: You have popularized the concept of speciesism, which, I believe was first used by the animal activist Richard Ryder. Briefly, define that term and how do you see … Continue reading
Video: Lucille Clifton reads “Come Celebrate with Me” and “The Killing of the Trees”
Lucille Clifton (1936–2010) reads “Come Celebrate with Me” and “The Killing of the Trees.” These are the first two of 108 videos of Clifton available sequentially on YouTube. .
Marc Jampole: The New Jim Crow
“The New Jim Crow” has recreated the legal racism that existed before the Civil Rights movement As Michelle Alexander details in The New Jim Crow, her seminal 2010 study of … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: America’s Slave Empire
Three prisoners—Melvin Ray, James Pleasant and Robert Earl Council—who led work stoppages in Alabama prisons in January 2014 as part of the Free Alabama Movement have spent the last 18 … Continue reading
Tashi Nyima: Rest in Peace
We pray for our Emanuel AME Church Sisters and Brothers The Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41: A state senator and the senior pastor of Emanuel, he was married to Jennifer Benjamin … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Go in Ferocious
Go in ferocious. make the eye contact. make the eye contact and tell every sister you see that you Love her. say.i love you. find every embrace and meet it … Continue reading
Video: Lucille Clifton reading two poems at the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival
Lucille Clifton (1936–2010) reads “What Haunts Him” and “Sorrows.” A prolific and widely respected poet, Lucille Clifton’s work emphasizes endurance and strength through adversity, focusing particularly on African-American experience and … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: The Pathology of the Rich White Family in America
The pathology of the rich white family is the most dangerous pathology in America. The rich white family is cursed with too much money and privilege. It is devoid of … Continue reading
George Yancy and Molefi Kete Asante: Why Afrocentricity?
. Molefi Kete Asante, a professor of African-American studies at Temple University, is known for his pioneering work in the area of Afrocentricity. He is the author of more than … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Mass incarceration one arrest at a time
We should end mass incarceration laws and spend the savings on education and social welfare programs. In some ways, the term “mass incarceration” is a misnomer. The term immediately conjures … Continue reading →