We can’t exist anywhere so let’s just drop the “while Black”
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” – James Baldwin At some point, we will...
“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” – James Baldwin At some point, we will...
If white folx can’t be “allies” to their Black co-congregants in church, then I’m not sure there’s any place white allyship can actualy exist. Let me explain. On a recent...
Culture / Entertainment / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published March 23, 2017 · Last modified March 26, 2017
Professional athletics have long been riddled with controversy and scandal. But, there are some particularities facing Black professional athletes in the NFL and the NBA today that must be called...
One of the most irritating byproducts of this new era of being “woke” is the increased numbers of people who read one Martin Luther King, Jr speech or saw one...
During my first quarter of grad school, I read some powerful words about the interaction between antiracism and antiracialism. These words resonated with me mainly because I frequently saw many...
“Is it because I’m black?” This is the question we often ask ourselves when the taxi won’t stop or the other pedestrian on the sidewalk won’t smile back or when...
Gender & Sexuality / Lifestyle / Parenting / Race
by Jenn M. Jackson · Published November 15, 2013 · Last modified April 14, 2017
My husband and I have three gorgeous children. Our oldest will be six next month. Our youngest just arrived last month. We were married in 2006 after dating for three...
by Daren W. Jackson · Published August 15, 2012 · Last modified August 12, 2017
Kiese Laymon is an Associate Professor of English and the co-director of Africana Studies at Vassar College. He grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1998 and...