To be clear I am not here for Nate Parker, in like manner that I am not here for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. The rising actor/filmmaker is currently gaining the support of thousands of Black Americans as the national premier of Birth of a Nation is scheduled to take place in October of 2016. […]
Recently I was tagged in a link on Facebook. The link directed me to an article which quickly showed a picture of Nate Parker standing next to his wife Sarah DiSanto. For many the wife of the man who played in The Great Debaters and Birth of a Nation was a shock as […]
On Monday August 1, 2016 another hashtag in reference to a Black life and State induced death was created. This time #KorrynGaines. Amid the intra-communal dialogue in the Black community concerning Korryn, there was a silent player who was eventually revealed. As many of the Black community engaged in debates concerning whether Korryn Gaines’ […]
Black Feminism. It is the collective experience and narratives of women who are uniquely positioned at the margins of society due to the intersection of their gender and race. It is a discourse birth by Black women for Black women to speak their truth on the realities that they experience every day. Yes, it is […]
In America racial politics matter; and it matters more than we care to think. What history has proven time and again is that, as Charles Mills argues in his text The Racial Contract, “white supremacy is the unnamed political system that has made the modern world what it is today.” Mills’ thoughts help us to […]
“Mammy serves to stabilize the racial and gender order, and therefore the order of the State.” -Melissa Harris-Perry, Sister Citizen Mammy. Her position and reputation in the United States is well known. Political Scientist, Melissa Harris-Perry writes of Mammy, “she was a trusted adviser and confidante whose skills were used exclusively in service of […]
We are engaged in a worldwide struggle for liberation. If philosopher Charles Mills has taught us anything it is that white supremacy transcends the borders of nations, that white supremacy is a worldwide system of domination which informs all aspects of society being secured by a racial contract. Beyond the often referred to examples of […]
