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 [...]
Black Feminism

There is nothing else I would rather be than a Black girl in this lifetime. This affirmation has not been instilled in me since childhood. This affirmation had to grow with [...]
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 [...]

Organizing/Activism

Looking Back at the Young Lords Occupation of Lincoln Hospital 51 Years Later

July 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

On July 14th, 1970, the Young Lords occupied Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, in response to the grave injustices occurring at the hospital that had been plaguing [...]

Power vs. Equality: Malcolm X Sought Not to Change America But to Change Black People

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Black America must continue to think about the ideological paradigm shift Malcolm ushered in during the 1960s that still holds some sway over a significant portion of those [...]

Here Is What President Obama Should Say Directly to the Black Community In His Farewell Address

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

(Originally published January 7, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a farewell address to the American people on January 10 from his [...]

NAACP Brings a Knife to a Gunfight: Sit-In Protest In Jeff Sessions’ Office Illustrates Glaring Need for New Tactics

January 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

(Originally published January 5, 2017 in Atlanta Black Star) The NAACP staged a sit-in Tuesday, Jan. 3, in the Mobile, Alabama, office of Jeff Sessions, Attorney General [...]

Black Mandate

Black Feminism

AN OPEN LETTER RE: ATLANTA DSA FROM DARC’S FOUNDERS

How Shaving My Head Redefined My Beauty

Can Black Nationalism Be Revolutionary?

Grassroots Thinking

Messages from Community Movement Builders to the movement

Organizing/Activism

Looking Back at the Young Lords Occupation of Lincoln Hospital 51 Years Later

Power vs. Equality: Malcolm X Sought Not to Change America But to Change Black People

Here Is What President Obama Should Say Directly to the Black Community In His Farewell Address

NAACP Brings a Knife to a Gunfight: Sit-In Protest In Jeff Sessions’ Office Illustrates Glaring Need for New Tactics