Today, on the United States of America’s 243rd Independence Day, we think it befitting to take some time to read in its entirety and reflect upon Frederick… Read more “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
“We Want Action, Not Tears!”
Persistent throughout the history of the United States has been the relationship between the destruction of Black bodies and the projection of White feelings. For centuries, one… Read more ““We Want Action, Not Tears!””
Settler Colonial Slap Shot: The Hidden History of Black and Indigenous Hockey
In 1895 the Coloured Hockey League began operating in the Canadian Maritime Provinces. It was the only Black hockey league in North America. Other Canadian professional and… Read more “Settler Colonial Slap Shot: The Hidden History of Black and Indigenous Hockey”
Frybread Flourishing: Commodity Comedy and the Decolonization of Dough
In the 2012 mockumentary More Than Frybread, Dr. Robert “O” Hamblen sits at a picnic table in the desert.[efn_note]More Than Frybread, dir. Travis Holt Hamilton (Flagstaff, AZ:… Read more “Frybread Flourishing: Commodity Comedy and the Decolonization of Dough”
“An Alien of Mexican Descent”: Racial Profiling and the Rise of Crimmigration
On January 12, 1969, two Border Patrol agents established an immigration checkpoint on Highway 99 in an attempt to prevent undocumented workers from entering the interior of… Read more ““An Alien of Mexican Descent”: Racial Profiling and the Rise of Crimmigration”
Inventing the Yeo-MAN: The Erasure of Women’s Work (and the Woman Who Studied It) by Home Economics
White Americans have long possessed vivid imaginaries of what it means to use, occupy, and own the land. Even relatively radical landholders, such as those in the… Read more “Inventing the Yeo-MAN: The Erasure of Women’s Work (and the Woman Who Studied It) by Home Economics”
Who Are We, to Us? Disparaging Views of Blackness Through Black Lenses
Recently, my older sister and I went to a casual dinner party my father was hosting in our home. As usual, everyone at the party was of… Read more “Who Are We, to Us? Disparaging Views of Blackness Through Black Lenses”
WHITE-ISH (or) What Happens When Venus Rejects Your Advances and the System You Bought Into Rejects Your Pursuit of Whiteness
In December of 2015, a jury convicted Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City Police Department patrol officer, of multiple counts of rape, oral sodomy, and sexual battery,… Read more “WHITE-ISH (or) What Happens When Venus Rejects Your Advances and the System You Bought Into Rejects Your Pursuit of Whiteness”
GIRLS AGAINST THE STATE: “Anarchist Perspectives” in the Texas Borderlands
On July 13, 1913, a fifteen-year-old girl named Sarah Rendon stood in front of a crowd of Mexican farmworkers and recited a self-authored poem: As the humble… Read more “GIRLS AGAINST THE STATE: “Anarchist Perspectives” in the Texas Borderlands”