I count myself among that generation of Black anthropologists and writers strongly influenced by Zora’s example. I cannot say that I followed Zora’s path consciously. Nor can I say for sure now whether it was Zora who brought me to Florida to teach in the anthropology department at the University…

My family needs to heal, and communities need to know that there will be at least some accountability when police kill people like my dad, whose only crime was needing help.” Nathanial McFarland (son of Daniel Prude) Exactly two months and two days (March 23, 2020) before the murder of…

The guilty judgment against Brittney Griner, WNBA Basketball player, cements the reality of anti-blackness as a global phenomenon (https://apple.news/ATrcxXgVfQwWpzN3hUZU1uQ). It is also a commentary on the state-of-affairs of American-Russian diplomatic relations. Had Brittney been a “blondie”, would the United States have acted sooner to rescue her? We have witnessed time…

What happened in Buffalo, New York on May 14, 2022 is further evidence that the disease of racism has resurfaced in the United States with a vengeance and passion. We have not witnessed such despicable acts of white supremacy since slavery, since lynching became a sport during post-Reconstruction, since white…

Image: https://www.tutulegacy.com/#GallerySection. “…a living embodiment of faith in action, speaking boldly against racism, injustice, corruption, and oppression, not just in apartheid South Africa but wherever in the world he saw wrongdoing. …” Desmond Tutu Foundation (https://www.tutulegacy.com/message). The quiet death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu this morning (December 26) gives us pause…

The latest jury decision that brazenly allowed the Kenosha County, Wisconsin killer to walk free is proof positive that the American justice system has failed. And the judge’s demeanor only highlighted the obvious — we need judges who can discard their white lens and deliver justice equitably (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-exposed-problem-electing-judges-ncna1284461).

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” Ida B. Wells I wrote this piece a few weeks ago in response to the Trustees’ of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill decision not to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, noted journalist, founder of the…

I have been reading in various groups on Facebook and on Twitter about people, especially BIPOC people, struggling with writing. I am here to tell you that Writing is Power! If you are struggling with writing, go back & reread #blackfeminist literary theorist, #BarbaraChristian. …