We Are On Our Own
News of several missing girls and women in Chicago has been circulating primarily on social media. Two victims, 15-year-old Sadaria Davis and 26-year-old Shantieya Smith, have been found dead. Why […]
racism
Stop Letting Them Punk You
As Americans, we enjoy certain rights and privileges which are inherent in our citizenship. Or at least we should. As Black people, our rights are sometimes violated and, many times, […]
White and Woke?
For white supremacy to end, White people have to be the ones to shut it down. I believe this with every fiber of my being, which is why I started […]
Apologies to Puerto Rico
America has done Puerto Rico wrong. I’m not just talking about the President and his cronies, either. Just about every activist, thought-leader, talking head, “woke” celebrity and journalist in the […]
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Is a Must Read
It’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally finished Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and WOW, what an excellent story masterfully told! Though fictional, I feel like this book tells the […]
Why Can’t I Say Nigger?
Once freely enjoyed by white people all across America, there seems to be a collective mourning over the loss of the ability to say the word ‘nigger’. For some, I […]