The Makings of Black Lives Matter and Public Seminar
Reflections of an old New Leftist on the Race/isms Book Forum
#BlackLivesMatter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements
What active citizenship can look like and what it can accomplish
How “Blue Lives Matter” Perpetuates Police Violence
Far from a peaceful call to protect police lives, the movement fosters an environment of fear, hatred, and racism.
In the aftermath of the recent killings of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte at the hands of police, the Blue Lives Matter hashtag rallied around a video of a group of black youth attacking a white man and taking his pants off in a parking garage in Charlotte. The caption that the most popular Blue Lives Matter twitter account provided for …
Black Lives Matter: The Politics of Race and Movement in the 21st Century
Understanding the movement and what it represents
Where should we begin in accounting for the rise of the movement for black lives?
The tragedy of 21st century America is that there are innumerable places one could begin. The grievances that have sparked the cry, “Black Lives Matter,” might be rooted in the killing of black bodies at the hands of police, …