A Short Reflection on What Blackness May Be by Anjali Benjamin-Webb In the wake of #altonsterling and #philandocastile, we must all be aware of, call out, and work to reverse the narrowing of black and brown senses. Upon being asked to define himself, Fanon responds: “I am one who waits; I investigate my surroundings, […]
Some Reflections on Police Shootings and Shootings of Police by Cord J. Whitaker In the wake of this week’s biggest news items—Alton Sterling’s killing at the hands of Baton Rouge police; Philando Castile’s killing at the hands of Minnesota police; the retaliatory killing of five police officers and wounding of seven more and […]
by Cord J. Whitaker Since last Thursday’s Brexit vote, expressions of racism and incidents of hate crime have risen dramatically in England. This is in direct contrast to my experience in 1999 when I first walked the streets of London. I felt free. I felt freer than I had ever felt in the US. […]
