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 [...]
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 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, [...]
Reassessing Political Education

We are truly living in an age when information has become more easily accessible than it has ever been, but concurrently, a disdain for knowledge has become all the more [...]

January 2021

The Link Between the Phone in Your Hand & Bloodiest Conflict in Modern Human History

January 23, 2021 // 2 Comments

We live in a world that is so thoroughly connected: our cell phones connect us to our friends and family across vast distances while our computers connect us virtually to our [...]

African-American Holidays: Traditions of Self-Determination

January 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

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 [...]