“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can’t, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
A leak: The truth of a sick nation
The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land. Confusion all around. That’s a strange statement. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars. And I see God working in this period…
America’s conscience: Moral bankruptcy and communal decay
This nation’s foundation, one claimed to be built upon communal concepts of justice and liberty for all, has long needed deconstructing and reconstitution. Institutional apathy, capitalistic abuse and white hegemonic fear exuded in displacement tactics have caused us to arrive at this present hour. An hour that is witnessing the American project hang in the balance as the folk are seen as disposable commodities and viewed as replaceable — irredeemable — cattle on the farm of American disenfranchisement and plains of fertile white fragility.
WHEN THE YOUTH RISE: HOW THE NAACP'S YOUTH & COLLEGE DIVISION TRANSFORMED ACTIVISM
America’s history is undeniably marred and rooted in the works of intense racism and subjugation. At the core of the nation’s current political divide is race and racism. To hear demeaning, divisive, and destructive speech from those who believe America is “theirs” is not uncommon to black and brown people. Unlike any other demographic in America, black Americans can unapologetically testify to the practices which “white natives” may deem as “non-American,” as distinctly American. To continually reiterate and identify statements, positions, and rhetoric as racist, is tiring, depleting.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A THRIVING BLACK CHURCH
The black church can be defined as the body, entity, or institution formed in hush harbors of plantations — secret gathering places for the enslaved to engage in their religious and spiritual practices — which over generations, emerged into a valuable and pivotal place of community, protest, and worship.