Editorial Note This piece is designed for people who at least have a functional understanding of The Wire (i.e. have watched all 5 seasons). Also, the piece contains (mild) spoilers.
While Blacks have always dealt with inequality in America, two major events changed the context through which Blacks narrated their experiences of this systemic oppression. 1st The Election of the
Introduction: Talking Back to Tokenism I can’t count the number of times I’ve been used as the “face of diversity.” Everywhere from the brochure for the local summer camp to
Most of what we see in politics is “concern” for the humanity of the most vulnerable people in our society. I am sick of the games and pretend outrage. We
Michael Brown, 18, was murdered by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, on Saturday August 9th. A lot has been said about the situation in Ferguson, MO. A huge reason
So…what I thought would happen is happening. There have been two general responses to the argument that Dayvon made in the last article we put out about Pam Block-Brier and
The Baltimore Urban Debate League (BUDL), under the leadership of Pam Block-Brier, is bound up in the non-profit industrial complex. We no longer will support BUDL in any way, shape
Jessica Carew Kraft in her article about the emergence of “alternative syles of debate” sees herself as advancing a narrative of Black success that challenges institutional racism. Her article is an example
One of the most frustrating things to endure as a person who has committed himself to the liberation of people of African Descent from the global system of white supremacy
Editorial Note: This is an essay published in the 2013 State of Black Baltimore published by the Greater Baltimore National Urban League. It’s published alongside other essays and testimony about the history of
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