Self-Hatred, Jamaica’s New Law and Locs

It is not OK that the country said what it said about locs

Locs are wonderful. Locs are beautiful. And to many, locs are evidence of the divine. So why then, did Jamaica’s Supreme Court decide…

Black Joy Matters, Too

Joy gives us energy to keep fighting another day

A Confederate Statue Stands in Chadwick Boseman’s Hometown. 13,000 Fans Want a Boseman Memorial There Instead.

Chadwick Boseman Gave Us Something We Had Not Had Before

He brought King T’Challa to life in a way that transfixed the world and spoke uniquely to Black Americans

Facebook’s Technocratic Reports Hide Its Failures on Abuse

These reports obscure a torrent of hate speech and other toxic content

“In other words, there’s too much toxic content for Facebook to ever really see it…

How Do We Tell Our Kids the Black Panther Has Died?

I’ve mourned many of my heroes. It never gets easier.

“It just so happened that my boys were sprawled on the sofa, watching Guardians of the Galaxy, another film in the Marvel…