It’s Time For Us to Rethink ‘The Talk’
Obedience will not protect Black kids from police–resistance will.
Tag Archives: Police Brutality
When Police Kill Us, We Don’t Need To Apologize
“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 […]
An Open Letter from a Black Man to His White Family in a Moment of Violence
To the white people I share home with, I’ve gotten degrees. I’ve been published. I’ve spoken at academic gatherings. I’ve taught classes and workshops. I’ve built up a resume. I’ve […]
Feeling Is Not Weakness: Sadness, Mourning and Movement
Many of the movements now happening on a global scale—but particularly the ones here in the US—represent political shifts I’ve been hoping for for as long as I can remember. Given […]
On Going Viral: What the Movement Still Teaches, What the Movement Still Needs
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 […]
In Support of Baltimore: Or; Smashing Police Cars Is Logical Political Strategy
As a nation, we fail to comprehend Black political strategy in much the same way we fail to recognize the value of Black life. We see ghettos and crime and […]
Watching the Watchers — And Other Great Upcoming Events!
As amazing action continues to happen around the country challenging state-sanctioned violence, there are several upcoming gatherings here in Chicago that represent an unprecedented connecting of movements and radical organizations that everyone who can should come […]
Can We Build an Anti-Policing Movement that Isn’t Anti-Police?
Last week my immediate family came out with my friends and me to their first protest since the fatal shooting of Mike Brown. They were interested in getting involved in the […]
Radical Alliances: Police as Working People
One of my uncles, who is currently unemployed, worked as a police officer and security guard for most of my young life. He dropped out of high school to join […]
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