Learning the Vernacular: Slang in the Classroom
My sixth grade teacher was the only Black male educator in our entire school system when I had him as an eleven year old. In my racially and economically diverse […]
Author Archives: Benji Hart
Where Are Queer Cis* Men in Radical Activism?
Last week I attended a community meeting for queer people of color in the Chicago area. Held in a QPOC-owned cafe on the west side, the gathering was organized by […]
Who’s Afraid of Social Responsibility?: Post-Blackness and Community Action
When I was in eighth grade I took a placement test and was switched into an advanced math class. The move meant that I changed out of the regular track, […]
Vote For Nobody: Or; Is Participating in a Defunct Democracy Worth the Trouble?
In the United States, November’s presidential election is slowly approaching, and I have been asking myself whether I am going to vote in it or not. For the most part […]
Upcoming Vogue Workshop at Phoenix Dance Academy in Holyoke, MA
For those who will be in Western Mass this coming week: Phoenix Dance Academy, in collaboration with the Holyoke Equal Rights Association, will be hosting a voguing workshop called Vogue […]
Choosing Our Battles: Standing By the Communities We Seek to Challenge
I was staying over this past week at my grandmother’s house in my father’s hometown. One morning I was helping make breakfast in the kitchen with my aunt, while some […]
Disaster Capitalism, Education Reform and the Charter School Movement
Naomi Klein, scholar-activist and the author of No Logo, noticed a recent trend in the growth of free market reforms and corporate force. Though some of these initiatives had been […]
We Are Not the Same as Everyone Else: Queer Space, Media and the Reteaching of Our History
Recently, one of the precious few queer clubs in my area of the state closed, unable to continue paying the rent for their space. This came two years after a […]
Colonization and Occupation: Rethinking the Role of Global Capitalism
The various Occupy movements which have garnered widespread support and mainstream media attention over the past year have been exciting and heartening to watch and participate in. They have also […]
Rigor vs. Liberation: Admitting When School Is Boring
A Black Studies professor whom I had in college, who radicalized me profoundly and inspired my love of Ethnic Studies, was also one of my least favorite teachers. His courses, […]
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