Twenty-five years later, It’s problematic to carry breast milk onto an airplane.   They’ve never caught a lactating hijacker, But neither has the Patriot Act tapped into a terror cell, State-mandated testing increased our nation’s Rhodes Scholars, Or a corporation followed a gut feeling toward human morality Over rape and pillage profits.   The Department of Homeland Security, Despite power’s ...

When you think of “woke” you probably think of Erykah Badu. Many people believe that her song, “Master Teacher” (2008), was a catalyst for the movement. Badu has seen her fair share of controversy since then. However, one aspect of her philosophy has remained constant: unconditional love and endeavoring to see the good in people. ...

This week I learned about the importance of checking everyone on the ballot, and not just the candidates you hear about on the news. This year has been a difficult one for the world in general, but if this year has confirmed anything for me it’s that if I want to know what’s really happening ...

I’m not going to lie to you. I always read history books about the people who opposed the Civil Rights movement, and I thought they were all just people who lived in the south, and their families had a history of being slave owners. I thought it was about family pride, and that they didn’t ...

His black face blurs, melting against the dark, plate-glass window.   He told himself he wouldn’t stagger, Fuck, stand up on weak knees.   His hot molten steel, soft skin.   Obscured memories watch him like an eagle-eyed intruder, the age of murder cuts against his reflection.   He turns one way – a ghost releases ...