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It’s Levels to the Shit: COVID-19 in the Black Community

A few days ago as I stood on the line to get into my local Shoprite supermarket, a lady in front of me sparked conversation. We had just witnessed this younger guy being rude to an elderly lady at the beginning of the line. He was trying to push his way into the supermarket first. The lady in front of me said “I guess it’s just survival of the fittest.… Read More »It’s Levels to the Shit: COVID-19 in the Black Community

How They See Them: Black Men in America

This past weekend I curled up on my couch and watched Ava DuVernay’s newest production “When They See Us.” As I watched, it pained me to know what I was seeing wasn’t fiction. It was a real life encounter of five boys who were wrongfully convicted of brutally beating and raping a white woman in central park. Racist ideologies and stereotypes are often used as grounds to lockup or even… Read More »How They See Them: Black Men in America