The statement below is our official statement on the recent uprisings and also the transcript of our first podcast episode. The audio is embedded below, but you can also listen to it and future episodes on our SoundCloud channel.…
Who Is This Country Meant for? Early 19th Century Context
It’s 1850, and an African American man named Samuel H.G. Sharp is living the “American Dream” millions of people in the U.S. arriving by birth or migration before and after him have envisioned for themselves. The 41-year-old lives with his …
Indigenous People in Their Own Words, Part I: The Rarity
By Mariam Williams
By now, you’ve probably seen at least one video of a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial Friday, Jan. 18, between white male high school students and an indigenous elder. As mea culpas continue from journalists and other …
Ladies Resist, Counter-resist, and Complicate
Editor’s Note: How will women vote? The question has been on the minds of politicians and pundits since before the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. Women’s potential votes carried power on major questions such as citizenship, the rights of enslaved …
In 100 Years, What Will Be the Origin Story of #MeToo?
By Mariam Williams
On October 15, 2018, Tarana Burke posted the following message to Twitter:
…A year ago today I thought my world was falling apart. I woke up to find out that the hashtag #metoo had gone viral