I do not grieve Kamala Harris’ presidential loss, but I hold sadness for another Trump presidency. The current political atmosphere is a troubling blend of uncertainties and certainties. The impact of the infamous Project 2025 and the callousness reminiscent of his first presidential term are a given; however, how the breadth of this white supremacist programming will be carried out over the next four years—and on—remains unclear.
Read More365 days and counting. A year of witnessing what began as shocking, disgusting, and dismaying, but seemingly turned into a daily increase in savagery that most of us have never seen before. Captured on our phone screens, the unbearable truth of this manufactured “conflict” has unfolded. It’s become apparent that the masses and our gullibility have been long used to embolden the most evil individuals and acts in this world. Despite the public outrage and out-pour for an end to the massacre Israel is committing in Gaza, the West Bank, and now Syria and Lebanon, the Western “leaders” continue to align themselves with Netanyahu and his Zionist ideology.
Read MoreOne of the harshest winters on record for a leap year was underway. On February 29, 1692, in Massachusetts, three outcasts were accused of witchcraft: Sarah Good, a poor pregnant woman; Sarah Osborne, a woman estranged from the church and mother to a daughter who would testify against her; and Tituba, a slave known only by her first name.
Read MoreProject 2025, advanced by the Heritage Foundation, is a proposed rubric for the “hopeful” incoming Republican President; essentially Trump. This so-called extreme right-winged manuscript outlines four pillars: policy, personnel, training, and playbook. These pillars will help the President not only in his transition into office but also serve as a guidebook to “take down the Deep State and return the government to the people.” And with “courtesy,” Project 2025 identifies on their website these issues being the primary focus of the next Republican President:
Read MorePatronage has been a deeply rooted practice for centuries, whereby wealthy individuals have supported artists and scientists to devote their time to the honorable crafts of creation and research.
Read MoreEvery election cycle, Americans hear the “song and dance” about how much is “on the line this November.” I’m not sure how Americans are supposed to have selective amnesia about what’s happening in Palestine or to stomach the fact that there is still a lack of a weapons embargo on Israel. Yet, it is striking that fucking Taylor white Swift can have her voting choice influence others. Over the past month, we have heard about immigrants eating dogs and cats and watched Kamala on stage stating that Israel has a right to “defend itself” while flipping her silk press with the hopes of a viral moment.
Read MoreBefore we embark on the delightful and intricate journey of exploring Afrocentric love, it’s important to clarify that this form of love extends beyond heterosexual, monogamous, or binary relationships. However, as a Black woman with a heterosexual life experience, I must honestly admit that my perspective on Afrocentric love is inherently limited to romantic and sexual relationships between myself and men. As I explore how we imagine this love, I’ve engaged in rich, complex conversations with my closest friends and other women in my community. I’ve questioned the way I’ve engaged in romantic and sexual relationships with Black, Indigenous, and white people, as well as those with white privilege. And, of course, how my fight against racism has shaped my romantic choices and other loving relationships with family and friends.
Read MoreLeave it to white men to establish "criteria" for the world to determine who's Black and who's not; or who's Black enough and who's not. In July, Trump was interviewed at the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention. When asked about Kamala Harris in the context of race and his ongoing racist remarks, he stated, "I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black." Trump had claimed that Harris was "Indian all the way" in the past and out of convenience, put on some "magic Black hat" when it became advantageous for her.
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