Photo courtesy of The Huffington Post On December 1st, former NFL running back Joe McKnight was murdered in a suburb southeast of New Orleans called Terrytown. According to initial reports, McKnight was involved in a traffic incident that caused him to get out of his car and approach another motorist, Ronald Gasser. As McKnight stood … More The Slow Lynching of Joe McKnight…
Photo Courtesy of CBS News Upon hearing the news that the judge declared a mistrial in the case pertaining to the murderer police officer that killed Walter Scott didn’t come as a surprise to me. In fact, it’s gotten to the point where I almost expect justice to be denied any grieving black family that loses … More Walter Scott, A Wound That Won’t Heal…
“Footnotes For Kanye” by Jasmine Mans The first time I’d heard of Kanye West was in 2003. I was still in undergrad and was kind of still finding confidence in who I was. Short dreads, chucks, and a notebook full of rhymes in my hand wherever I went. I was sitting in my dirty little … More Kanye’s Gone Forever…
Earlier this month, from November 2nd to November 13th, 2016, 9 police officers were killed in the line of duty. There wasn’t some mass shooting like in Dallas. Nor was there a situation where someone took out a high number of officers at once. In fact, the shootings weren’t even in the same geographic locations for … More You Don’t Really Think Blue Lives Matter
I saw a post recently on Facebook where people were talking about wearing safety pins on their clothes to show minorities that they were a “safe place” for women, people of color, and other marginalized groups. I couldn’t help but shake my head and go back to listening to Common’s Black America Again album. (Which … More Stop Making People Feel Better About Racism…
(“I guess I’m with Her” sticker by Alizaye Manigo) A lot of Black people didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton… Don’t get me wrong, she still garnered a whopping 88% of the Black vote. She still got the overwhelming support of Black Americans everywhere…but I wouldn’t go so far as to say Black people as a … More Black People Didn’t Vote For Hillary…
(Photo courtesy of InsideGov.com) Donald Trump is officially the President-Elect of the United States…Now what? Black Voter Turnout Didn’t Lose This Election – There will be some black people among us who will try to shame black people into feeling guilty for this. That’s flat out stupid. Independent, Latino, and Women voters had more of … More Donald Trump is the New President…Now What?
Photo: Getty Images Remember how Puff had everybody excited enough to walk to Brooklyn to vote and get cheesecake? I wonder what he thinks now… I am not a voting zealot… I’ll never be one of those people that tells you, “If you don’t vote then you don’t have a right to complain.” Why? Well…because … More Vote If You Want To…
Caricatures of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (Photo: DonkeyHotey/flickr/cc) While the rest of the country pretends we’re on the verge of a total apocalypse, most black folks in my circle are a combination of three things: 1) cynical, 2) unbothered, and 3) completely underwhelmed by the terrible reality show that has become our presidential election… Mona … More Election 2016 Didn’t Surprise Us…
Photo courtesy of Jim Urquhart/Reuters On April 12th, 2014, Cliven Bundy and a group of protestors armed with rifles engaged in a standoff with federal authorities. They were upset about what they considered to be the unauthorized capture and detainment of their cattle that was grazing on federal land in Southeastern Nevada. Cliven had been going … More White Privilege in Action…
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