Anti-Intellectualism Draws Blood, Again
During a recent six-hour grilling, a new reality emerged: Attitude now gives license to punish others — a way of being that re-concretizes a pigmentocracy’s values.
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“Barbie,” “Star Wars,” and Why Revolutions Happen
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.
In This Era of Racial Strife, What Gives Me Hope and Despair?
William Spivey answers audience members’ questions from Medium Day.
There Is But One Fight
If the disease “is greed and the struggle for power,” then it is greed and the struggle for power anywhere that we must fight.
The Complicated Reactions to Queen Elizabeth’s Death
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 38: “I Want a Masculinity Without Violence,” “The PhD in Racism Black People Receive from This Country,” and “The Complicated Reactions to Queen Elizabeth’s Death,” and a quote by A. Philip Randolph.
Just a Few More Words about Nichelle Nichols
She was one of us, the incarnation of the beauty, intelligence, and poise we Black folks saw in our mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins. Nichols represented all that society denied Black women could be.
On Icons and Justice
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 17: Sherry Kappel on the role of an icon and the purpose they do—or don’t—fulfill. What are their qualifications? When do they do more harm than good? And other related topics
When the Punchline Doesn’t Justify the Joke
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 16: By now we all know of “the slap heard round the world” and have read more takes than we can remember, but Clay Rivers has just a few final thoughts to add to the mix.
Twenty Books by Black Authors That Belong on Your Bookshelf
If you could have only twenty books by Black authors, I would recommend these
When Words Fail Us
Can you imagine the chaos and division if words took on new and different meanings w/out warning? It's already happened
Distant Strangers
It’s time for us to use our lives to bring us closer to equality, to inclusion, to acceptance, to diversity—and to love
“Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together”
Our Human Family’s new book “Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together” is an informal and informative guide to becoming an effective ally.