Why Can’t You See the System Is Rigged?
Once again, a black man was killed by a white cop, and the cop wasn’t even brought to trial. New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo put Eric Garner of Staten Island in an illegal chokehold which...
View ArticleOnce Again Mississippi Shoots Itself in the Foot
My family is an Ole Miss family through and through. In fact, I am the only one of us who didn’t attend Ole Miss at one point or another. I was evidently too spiritual and chose to go to a nearby...
View ArticleOle Miss Takes Down the State Flag for Good
This morning as students at the University of Mississippi (aka “Ole Miss“) trudged their way through the drizzly remnants of what used to be Hurricane Patricia, campus police officers were permanently...
View ArticleWhy Some People Can’t See Racism
The last few weeks have been exceptionally difficult for a number of people, myself included. To begin with, we had already gotten this year off to a tumultuous start by kicking off the most improbable...
View ArticleMy Struggle: A Black Atheist Wrestles with Anti-Intellectualism and Low...
Guest post by James Murray A few months back after recording my podcast interview with Black Nonbelievers, Inc President Mandisa Thomas, I had the misfortune of experiencing the divisive nature of...
View ArticleDear Preacher, It Isn’t Your Fault (But It Is Still Your Responsibility)
I’d like to say a few things to those entrusted with leading evangelical Christian communities through this racially charged climate. I once considered myself one of those people but, as you can tell...
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