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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

To Fight For Black Lives Is To Be Anti-Police

July 21, 2016by Benji Hart 7 Comments

Since the murders of five police officers in Dallas, TX and three more in Baton Rouge, LA over the recent days, their has been renewed condemnation of the Black Lives […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Black Kids Don’t Get to Wait to Talk About Police Violence–White Kids Shouldn’t Either

July 9, 2016by Benji Hart 16 Comments

I’m presently between jobs, and am working the summer as a counselor at a music camp for elementary aged kids. It’s an expensive and elite program, and a majority of […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

The Wisdom of #ByeAnita: On Political Perfection and Radical Strategy

March 28, 2016by Benji Hart 4 Comments

Earlier this month, Chicago’s state’s attorney Anita Alvarez was decisively voted out of office. Her key role—not merely in covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald, but in regularly defending […]

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Economic Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

My (Apparently) Obligatory Response to ‘Formation’: In List Form

February 10, 2016by Benji Hart 123 Comments

1. I have actively avoided saying anything about Beyoncé’s new song and video. I don’t think they are interesting, important or deserving of my commentary. That as a Black, queer person […]

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Liberalism, Queer Power, The Arts

When Police Kill Us, We Don’t Need To Apologize

January 4, 2016by Benji Hart 6 Comments

“There are good cops” is a desperately reassuring refrain we hear regularly in the movement for Black lives. Indeed, we are often the ones who say it. When a cousin of […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Radical Gentry: Activism and Displacement

September 16, 2015by Benji Hart 4 Comments

I’m Black. I’m queer. I’m from a wealthy family. I’m formally educated. I did not grow up in the city in which I currently live. I work for a nonprofit […]

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Economic Justice, Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, Queer Power

Who Represents Us?: On Pop Culture and Social Justice

July 24, 2015by Benji Hart 6 Comments

One of my least favorite situations to find myself in is at a party, a bar, or a club, cornered into a conversation about a pop song, a music video, […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, Queer Power, The Arts

On Going Viral: What the Movement Still Teaches, What the Movement Still Needs

May 4, 2015by Benji Hart 6 Comments

Last week an article on my blog addressing militancy and the uprisings in Baltimore was shared more times in 24 hours than most things on my blog have been shared […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism

Cultural Appropriation and the Lessons of Our Own Traditions

February 24, 2013by Benji Hart 2 Comments

Several of the creative and artistic organizations I work closely with have been talking recently about how to create and sustain the kinds of projects that matter to us most, […]

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Ethnic Studies, Liberalism, The Arts

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