Making History Visible: The Practice of Remembering 4 Mar 2:22 PM (9 days ago)
Throughout my work creating collages, and scouring the web for meaningful art, I have found thousands of images of unidentified Black people. These photos of Black women, children, men, and their families, are all with unknown origins. The archives show blank faces that stare at the camera, remaining still because the slightest move will ruin […]
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The Unpretty Everyday Practices of Prison Abolition 24 Feb 4:00 AM (17 days ago)
The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without context, might have been erotic. I want it to be—for her sake, I’d say if you asked—but I also want it for mine. I do not want to personally get involved in a violent dispute between strangers, […]
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Resistance Against White Terrorism: Black gun ownership 17 Feb 7:49 AM (24 days ago)
by Donnie Moreland The first time I held a gun, I was afraid. The scenario was all too awkwardly cinematic to not be memorable. It was on a vacation with my mother to my grandparents’ South Carolina home. Sitting in their entertainment room, my grandfather entered with two guns. A magnum revolver and shotgun. He […]
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Why Black pain will never disarm white supremacy 10 Feb 4:00 AM (last month)
A nursing book was recalled in 2017 because of the racist way that it discussed pain; how it is felt, how it is interpreted, and how it should be understood by physicians, and therefore, how it should ultimately be treated. This entry, entitled “Cultural Differences in Response to Pain,” included sections on “Arabs/Muslims,” “Asians,” “Blacks,” […]
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Black Resistance: Examining the “1st” Free Black Town in the Americas 3 Feb 6:10 AM (last month)
By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. in 2018, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s genocide of their Black populations. Unsurprisingly, Argentina is not much different from other countries who have tried to erase their Black populations or their impact […]
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The Symptoms of Capitalism 27 Jan 5:00 AM (last month)
By Amber Butts Every day I’m resentful of capitalism. And when I say capitalism, I don’t mean the binary, often well-meaning but willfully simplistic response of “Well, you have an iphone don’t you?” (I do not, but that’s besides the point). I mean the ways capitalism and its siblings (environmental and medical racism, antiBlackness and […]
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‘Sing Sing’ (A24) | First Film Released in Theaters and Prisons Simultaneously 20 Jan 9:00 AM (last month)
‘Sing Sing’ (2024) starring Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo will be the first film released simultaneously in 45 states to individuals incarcerated with access to Edovo tablets. The film is also produced by Domingo who endorsed — as the top-actor on the call sheet — addressing wage-disparities by ensuring the entire cast and crew would receive the same wages. […]
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Intergenerational Trauma is Gendered 17 Jan 8:17 AM (last month)
By Terrence F. Chappell “What your mom did to you, you’re doing to me. You treat me exactly the same way your mom treated you.” My sister didn’t yell this to our mother. Her tone was much more purposeful and so it demanded much more attention. Her words authored a truth that forced my mom […]
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Giving Gentrifiers the Wrong Directions 8 Jan 7:12 AM (2 months ago)
Editor’s Note: This essay contains descriptions of anti-Black and anti-queer violence. Sometimes, I give white people the wrong directions when they get lost. For awhile, this was on accident. I am horrible with directions, and so I wouldn’t even know I was pointing them the wrong way. But mostly when I do this today, it […]
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Dealing with Politically Different Family this Holiday 23 Dec 2024 3:00 AM (2 months ago)
By Jordie Davies This holiday season, many of us will return home to our families, who, even though they love us very much and we love them, may hold different political beliefs. It won’t be easy. The current political moment is an especially tough one if you or your loved ones voted for different presidential […]
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Film Review of ‘Nickel Boys’ by Critic Robert Daniels 20 Dec 2024 9:00 AM (2 months ago)
This week, as a part of our features series, we have a film review of Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross. The review, by the Chicago-based Associate Editor at Roger Ebert, Robert Daniels, can be found here; read about why the film deserved a 4/4 star review and check it out when it hits theaters […]
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Forbidden Laughter: The History of Laughing Barrels 19 Dec 2024 3:30 AM (2 months ago)
By Sherronda J. Brown Seems like every year I learn some new factoid about how plantations operated during the time of chattel slavery of African peoples in the Americas. I inevitably come across another unfortunate piece of knowledge that I wish I never had to know. At the same time, I always understand how it’s […]
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