33 Counts, 70 Bullets, and A Chilling Confession
F.B.I. Agent Michael Stansbury: “Um, look, can you tell us about what happened last night?” Dylann Storm Roof: “Uh (pauses),
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Mourning
A Tribute to Gloria Naylor: Teacher of Black Feminism
On September 28, Gloria Naylor passed away from heart failure. She was 66 years old and one of the
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Sitting Shiva: Mourning and Anger in Trump’s America
I’ve spent most of my life now studying my country’s history, and in particular the ways it has so consistently,
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Haunting Harmonies: Filmic Sounds in 12 Years a Slave and The Birth of a Nation
The recent release of The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight, 2016) has resulted in a surprising blaze of dissonant
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“Womanish is the Perfect Description for Me”: Remembering Leslie Brown
Womanist: 1. From womanish. (Opp. of “girlish,” i.e. frivolous, irresponsible, not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of color. From the black folk
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