I wrote an essay about W.E.B. Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr., titled Race, Religion, and Radicalism: King and Du Bois. If you want to expand your knowledge of both men, this piece here is worth reading ..read more

I accepted an invite to be the Annual William Lloyd Garrison Lecturer of 2021, which is tentatively slated to take place at Old South Church in Boston. This white brotha, who was a great abolitionist, was a 19th century white anti-racist. My message will challenge 21st century white folks to be anti-racist, as many continue to claim they are "Not Racist ..read more

Do you know this list of young girls? Denise McNair Addie Mae Collins Carol Robertson Cynthia Wesley   Today social justice activists frequently remind us of Black victims who have suffered at the hands of white supremacists. We have grown accustomed to folks reading old names and adding new names to the list, such as  George Floyed and Breonna Taylor.  Today in 1963—at the 16th Street Birmingham Baptist Church, Black social justice activists were accustomed to reading a list of names of Black folks who were murdered by white supremacists. You know the list of folks ..read more

“Why did God make me an outcast and a stranger in my own house?” W.E.B Du Bois exclaimed in his essay, Of Our Spiritual Strivings, as he pondered being a problem: a seventh son after other civilizations. The Negro watched Indians, Romans, Greeks, and Mongolians take a position of authority over the simple Negro. This white world reminded the Negroes of their inferiority, yet promised them a place with God if they behaved. And though early playground rejections would impact his later pathology toward Negro radicalism, it was his sense of understanding that equality in America could be ..read more

Great read here at Black Perspective on King's voice regarding outrage ..read more

I am speaking to a crowed about Radical Love and what is needed in our current age; I got to hang at the rally with this dope sista, while keeping it real on a mucho cold day with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein ..read more

There are those standing up for their faith — and truth, and not the idolatry of politics as God. Bishop Curry, who stated that “…. We are Christian leaders bearing moral witness to the teachings of our faith in the public square…. As citizens we want our government to reflect our values. As a Bishop I believe we should follow the teachings of Jesus — who taught us to love God and love our neighbor…. The normalization of lying presents a profound moral danger to the fabric of society. We believe authoritarian political leadership is a theological danger that threatens democracy and the c ..read more

                           “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.”                                                                         Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.                           “When we speak, we are afraid our words ..read more

Pictured here in the first week of March, I am joined by my student diversity coordinator and our Gender Sexuality Alliance leaders, as well as Alex Myers, whom I invited to campus to give an all campus talk on American Masculinity. This was followed by a full day of workshops he delivered on LGBTQ+ topics. Alex is a transgender male, a leading transgender activist, and faculty member at Phillips Exeter Academy ..read more

​Black thought and Black Studies ponder the realities of modern colonial aims. In my readings of CLR, Du Bois, Hall, hooks, Collins, and so on — I too am forced to glance and consider my identity and the identities of others. In the end, this is what academics do as we contemplate 21st century realities. Often such are predicated by past actions. My reflection here is nothing new, nor is it revolutionary. But, it is a baseline for conversations. Can Black people be Black in a world seen through the lens of the white gaze? Must Black people code switch to allow white comfort? What about women ..read more