Taking Back The Power
Marcus Board Jr., Ph.D. grew up knowing there was something deeply wrong with the country he lived in, but also that speaking out only got him into more trouble. So, he “embraced the trouble.”
Who Gets Protected? The Oscars, BAFTA and the Limits of Belonging
With the Oscars behind us, it’s clear: awards season isn’t just about who wins, it’s about who gets protected, whose dignity is safeguarded, and whose presence is taken seriously. For BAFTA, this year’s ceremony offered a stark contrast, one that, if someone were deliberately scripting how not to build a sense of belonging, couldn’t have been better executed
Grief in a zero-sum America
There are seasons when a nation mistakes speed for clarity. When information multiplies but wisdom thins. And when outrage travels faster than understanding. This feels like one of those seasons. We are awash in data. We can measure almost anything. We can predict markets, track storms, map genomes, and automate memory.
Jesse Jackson and the arc of Black hope
A population stuck in survival mode cannot organize, cannot protest, and cannot imagine an alternative. When hunger becomes normalized, it becomes far more insidious.
The requirement of memory
A population stuck in survival mode cannot organize, cannot protest, and cannot imagine an alternative. When hunger becomes normalized, it becomes far more insidious.
Everyone 250: Celebrating Union Church’s Pivotal Role in Boston’s Black History and Beyond
Union Church officially unveiled its Everyone 250 Marker, launching Black History and Black Futures Month with a powerful affirmation of Boston’s legacy of resistance, faith, and community leadership. The ceremony honored the church’s founding in 1796, when African-American congregants courageously left a segregated church to form their own spiritual home.
Hunger Is The Point
A population stuck in survival mode cannot organize, cannot protest, and cannot imagine an alternative. When hunger becomes normalized, it becomes far more insidious.
Who Deserves To Take The Field?: Bad Bunny and the Fear of Representation
The NFL and Roc Nation had just announced that Bad Bunny would headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi’s Stadium next February, and MAGA world (not known for their measured response) immediately lost it.
What Would Martin See in the Smoke
It is hard to write about Israel and Gaza. Hard because words stumble where pain reigns. Hard because truth, once spoken, too often finds itself drafted into war. Words are weapons. But still, I write. Because silence, too, is a weapon. Sometimes it is the most deadly.
History Doesn’t Whisper — It Warns
We’d watch news reels, Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films, then analyze how the Nazis weaponized misinformation and masked discrimination and segregation of immigrants under the guise of nationalism and protecting citizens from a criminal element and a national drain threatening their overall quality of life and the economy. Sound familiar?