by Kim Joseph and Ashley Anderson In the days following Nike’s announcement that Colin Kaepernick would be the new face of their “Just Do It” campaign, online sales increased by a startling 31 percent. Almost immediately, the public responded to the Nike ad with cries of “woke-washing,” a phenomena that occurs when corporations use […]
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 […]
