Erasing me (and my people) from the curriculum
Wisdom from the old heads in the community and family steadily reminded me that white folks are always listening and assessing. Or, as Fanon reminded me, "The black man who quotes Montesquieu must be watched."

Black August honors Black political prisoners and freedom struggles throughout the diaspora. SCALAWAG invites you to recommit yourself to liberation movements and movement media.
Southern politics
Black politics needs more than better voting maps
We are not claiming that voting isn't important, or downplaying the fact that Republicans are racially motivated in their redistricting plans for Congress, state legislatures, and local governments. That is obvious.
Arts & Soul
Kindred
We are kin, not by crime or country, but by the fierce, shared knowing that we were always more than where they tried to put us.
Race & Place
The "War on Terror" Playbook: How Islamophobia Supports White Christian Nationalism's Assault on Reproductive Freedom
This September marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and the beginning of an era defined by an Islamophobia-fueled expansion of U.S. militarism. With each year comes more reflection and analysis on the legacy of endless wars of aggression in Muslim-majority nations across Asia and Africa–and the staggering human toll they have exacted. An…

