Diaspora Wars in the Black Community: A Catalyst for Division
“The only difference is a boat stop.”, something that is said to remind us of the differences within the African diaspora, but there are other ways in which we are [...]
Black Mandate
Since the arrival of Black people in this country, there has been an agenda and a mandate to repress Black voices. The American government works tirelessly to stop Black [...]
AN OPEN LETTER RE: ATLANTA DSA FROM DARC’S FOUNDERS
This is an open letter to Atlanta DSA, and more specifically, Kelsea, Shafeka, Nora and all other members of the Steering Committee and former DARC leadership who have [...]
How Shaving My Head Redefined My Beauty
As a child, the hair on my head refused to grow. All I craved for was the ability to trade in tight and frilly silk headbands, used by my mom to help others clearly define me [...]
Can Black Nationalism Be Revolutionary?
The idea of nationalism has been used in history as both a destructive force and a liberatory one. Some think of nationalism, and they think of a xenophobic, bigoted [...]
Bill Cosby’s conviction has been overturned. Has anything fundamentally changed?
To be clear, Bill Cosby is an ADMITTED serial rapist. Recent events do not change that fact, for better or for worse. Read about the technicalities of the judgement here. [...]
Black and Brown Consent
Consent in Afro-Caribbean Spaces and Beyond Imagining Culturally Competent Consent It’s summer in the city, everyone’s wearing less and going out more, and event flyers [...]
They Institutions Vs. Ours
In one of their tracks, titled They Schools, M-1 and Stic Man, a.k.a the rap duo, Dead Prez, rapped about the horrors of the U.S. school system. In this song, Stic Man [...]
“A Case for Gatekeeping Black Music”
I studied classical music for a few years in college.To no one’s surprise this included a very rigorous and a very white curriculum. While it was standard for all [...]
January 6th
On June 1st, 2020, in the wake of the country’s outrage about the murder of Breonna Taylor, Ahmed Arbery, and George Floyd, I was arrested during at a Black Lives Matter [...]
Lesser-known Black women communists you must learn about (part one)
For as long as white society has oppressed Black people, Black women have led struggles for the liberation of Black people throughout the diaspora. Black women have and [...]
University Endowments and Abolition Feminist Movements:
A Call for Extending U.S. Based Endowments to Community Knowledge Production Sites As we all conjure up futures beyond our current climate crisis and public health emergency, [...]
African-American Holidays: Traditions of Self-Determination
Every year we hear the same arguments made about why African-Americans should not celebrate American holidays. From an African-centered perspective, American holidays are [...]
Kennesaw State is protecting a racist murderer cop. Kennesaw State is protecting a racist murderer cop. Kennesaw State is protecti…
RIP Rayshard Brooks [...]
Atlanta is Cap
Atlanta, the home of trap music, Fortune 500 companies, wealthy Black socialites, and entrepreneurs. The city has been termed the “Black Mecca” and the [...]
#ENDSARS pt. 1
Miliaku writes about the #Endsars protest and it's historical context. [...]
Why we should stop using slurs like “coon” (and others) to dehumanize other Black people.
We should stop using racial epithets as weapons against other Black people. Various words like “slave”, “coon”, “mammy” and “bedwench” are often wielded [...]
Patriarchy and Black National Liberation
Patriarchy and Black National Liberation [...]
Black Lives Matter and The Black Panther Party: Understanding Their Similarities, Differences, And Their Impact On Society
Today’s Black Lives Matter Movement and the 1960s and 1970s Black Panther Party have achieved so much progress over the years. Both Movements were conceived 50 years apart, [...]