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Category Archives: Ethnic Studies

Our Dreams for Bresha Meadows Begin with Freedom

December 5, 2016by Benji Hart Leave a comment

This piece was cowritten with Kelly Hayes of Transformative Spaces. Bresha Meadows was just 14 years old when she shot her father, Jonathan Meadows, as he slept in the family’s […]

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Ethnic Studies

Tips for Joining the Movement

November 21, 2016by Benji Hart 12 Comments

Thousands of protesters—many of them youth, students, workers—have taken to the streets since the election of Donald Trump, rejecting the instating of a president who ran on a blatantly racist, […]

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Ethnic Studies

White Nationalism Lives and All White People Need to Own It

November 10, 2016by Benji Hart 6 Comments

Last Sunday afternoon, Joshua Beal was fatally shot by an off-duty sergeant with the Chicago Police Department in the South Side neighborhood of Mt. Greenwood. He was visiting from Indianapolis for the […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Light-Skinned Reflections: Related Thoughts on Colorism

October 26, 2016by Benji Hart 5 Comments

The first time I ran from the cops I was eighteen. I was visiting New York on my own, staying with friends in the Bronx. While walking back toward the […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Black People Have Every Right to Distrust You For Being Light Skinned

October 17, 2016by Benji Hart 13 Comments

My dad is Black and from the US. My mom is Scottish-Irish. I came out very light skinned. For most of my early childhood I was universally read as white. […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Apology to a Non-Black Partner

October 11, 2016by Benji Hart 50 Comments

I’ve been writing this piece for a long time. I’ve been apprehensive about sharing it. I ultimately decided to because it contains things I’ve wanted to say, and that I feel deeply.  […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, Queer Power, The Arts

#TurnUp4TT: A Public Statement from the Organizers

October 5, 2016by Benji Hart 10 Comments

On September 11, 2016 TT Saffore, a young, Black, trans woman was found murdered in a park on Chicago’s West Side. Today, a coalition of Black, trans and gender-nonconforming community […]

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Ethnic Studies, Queer Power, Uncategorized

No Abolition Without Demilitarization: Black and Muslim Solidarity for Ending Policing Worldwide

September 26, 2016by Benji Hart 8 Comments

On July 4th, 2015 Itemid “Angel” Al Matar was climbing an el train platform with a backpack full of food she’d just purchased. She was headed home to break her ramadan […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Far From Over: 4 Lessons Non-Natives Can Learn from #NoDAPL

September 12, 2016by Benji Hart Leave a comment

Many celebrated the decision of three government agencies this past Friday, in opposition to the ruling of a federal judge, that Dakota Access cease building the Bakken Pipeline until reviews […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

The Political Significance of Being Inconvenienced

August 24, 2016by Benji Hart 1 Comment

“To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.” – James Baldwin Last fall, Black Youth Project 100 along with Fight For 15, Organized Communities […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Uncategorized

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