This quote is a favorite of everyone from earnest white liberals to “colorblind” conservatives to inveterate racists who wouldn’t stop to spit on a Black person on fire.
Running around talking about parallels between the present day and the deadliest conflict in U.S. history doesn't win you a lot of fans. So how do you avert a calamity that no one wants to acknowledge is even possible?
We are halfway through Black History Month (BHM), and I feel like asking my white friends to lend me their Karen energy because I’d like to speak to the manager about a return.
Fighting systemic racism is not limited to ending police brutality and voter suppression; an often overlooked aspect of racial inequality is environmental injustice.