COMMENTARY: A Path to Reparations for the War on Drugs
June 17, 2020
Imagine being stuck in jail in the middle of a global pandemic for selling something now considered an “essential product.”
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The Colonization of “Radical Politics”
June 10, 2020
The true test of white people’s actual commitment to Black Liberation is the extent to which they will organize on a consistent basis with other white people against the racism of their own people. Showing up where Black people are is easy.
Who Speaks for Community? Rejecting a False Choice Between Liberty and Security
June 5, 2020
Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle joined with the ACLU of Maryland and other community based organizations to file a lawsuit against the Baltimore City Police Department, claiming their use of a spy plane for surveillance as an unconstitutional violation of civil liberties.
The Squad vs Pelosi. People-Powered Politics vs. Corporation Powered Posturing
July 24, 2019
The Squad’s opposition echos the Black radical political tradition and shows the value of having a human, not corporate, base.
Failure by Design: How “Urban Renewal” Fueled an Uprising, and How “Economic Ecosystems” May Prevent One
July 22, 2019
Part I: “The Big Bang” As a lifelong resident of West Baltimore, community activist, and educator, I’ve found that the people who live in neighborhoods like Sandtown often have their
Womanism… A Black Feminism For Us, By Us
March 11, 2019
Beyond “Universalist” Feminism These are moments where we can be lost in an instant; where events and movements seem to have commonalities across race, class, and other group identities; moments where
Fake Reparations & How Legal Weed Could Increase Racial Inequality
February 6, 2019
Replacing the prison industrial complex with the non-profit industrial complex or representation in white marijuana companies is not reparations; it’s political posturing.
The Commodification of Racial Equity
February 6, 2019
By Dayvon Love Overview: The human social services sector, while seen as a sector centered on caring, is none the less a business. While in the past excluding discussions on
“Hearts & Minds” In Harlem: “Domestic Neocolonialism” & the Ford Foundation’s Co-Option of Black Power
February 6, 2019
With a Vietnam tested playbook, the Ford Foundation waged war vs. Black radicalism in NYC. Their weapons; grants, patriarchy & the illusion of independence By Lawrence Grandpre Introduction: Domestic Warfare
Mandatory minimums for illegal handguns will NOT stop murders in Baltimore
July 14, 2017
UPDATE – 9/12/2017 At the Baltimore City Council meeting on September 11th, the Baltimore City Council narrowly passed a weakened version of the mandatory minimum sentencing bill for illegal handguns.