Black People Are Demanding Police Abolition—We Could Be Demanding Much More
The white and wealthy are lucky abolition is all we want.
Category Archives: Liberalism
Happening Now: Trans-Led Coalition Shuts Down Chicago Pride Parade
A trans-led coalition of Chicago-based organizations–headed by the Trans Liberation Collective and including the BTGNC Collective, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Jewish Voice for Peace, Assata’s Daughters and Pilsen Alliance–are shutting […]
You Are Already an Abolitionist
A world without prions and police already exists for the elite. Abolition means demanding that world exist for all.
Guest Post–Dirty Art Boi Speaks at the Trans Liberation March
On March 3rd, 2017 in Chicago, IL, the Trans Liberation Collective in conjunction with Brave Space Alliance, BTGNC Collective, Black Lives Matter Chicago and the Trans United Fund hosted a historic […]
Holding Our Rage Is Your Political Labor
A white, liberal family member of mine was shocked to learn I despise people referring to the US as “a nation of immigrants.” While discussing the laundry list of current […]
White Nationalism Lives and All White People Need to Own It
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 […]
Light-Skinned Reflections: Related Thoughts on Colorism
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 […]
Black People Have Every Right to Distrust You For Being Light Skinned
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. […]
Apology to a Non-Black Partner
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. […]
No Abolition Without Demilitarization: Black and Muslim Solidarity for Ending Policing Worldwide
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 […]
Radical Faggot 