Medium roundup: february 2021

March 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

When My Daughter Cut Her Locs, I Cried I was afraid that her releasing her locs was also a way for her to release me. *** We Are Not Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams. We are our Ancestors. What we remember as the past cannot actually be “past” because we are continuously making and remaking that […]

They Tell Us It’s Our Fault

June 1, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

My little one, 8 years old, often feels unheard. He’s a little person, half the size of others in the house. After explaining the horror of George Floyd’s murder, I tried to explain the reaction, the protests happening around the country. I asked him to remember a time where he felt unheard, which I know […]

A Church’s Refusal to Name Racism Gives White Supremacy a Seat in God’s House

June 23, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

The Sunday after the Charleston Massacre, churches all over the country prayed for the victims and their families. Taking their cue from the Emmanuel AME Church itself, pastors, reverends, and deacons encouraged their congregations to seek solace in God’s embrace. In addition, they implored their flock to show compassion and forgiveness. Their message encouraged togetherness in […]

Black People Need to Stop Forgiving White Supremacy

June 21, 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

News of the massacre at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston S.C. spread like wildfire on social media Wednesday evening, before the mainstream media picked it up. Twitter immediately recognized the significance of the murder of nine black churchgoers; we relived the grief of associated with the deaths of Addie Mae Collins, Denise […]