James Hal Cone: Do we bleed for others? | Jeremy Nathan Marks

At that time, in these United States, young men like Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown were coming forward from within the ranks of the student and nonviolent Civil Rights movements and saying it was time for black people to get theirs, too. If that meant a confrontation with whites in power, so be it. If that meant offending the sensibilities of politicians and good liberal allies, they would do that, too. If that meant saying that the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King was an illusion, that the United States was not a place of brotherhood; Carmichael and Brown would not hesitate to proclaim it. Continue reading →

Let Us Remember Coretta Scott King & Her Children | Jeremy Nathan Marks

It is well that we recall the challenges that Mrs. King faced in the days and weeks,
months and years following her husband’s murder. Far too often historians, journalists, and filmmakers ignore the unpaid labour of women and mothers that keeps households solvent and which enables the work of social change. Continue reading →

Let the Myth of Exceptionalism Die | Jeremy Nathan Marks

Exceptional is as Exceptional does. If the United States deserves plaudits it is for its Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. The U.S. Government should live up to these documents. Let the myth of American exceptionalism die. Then, perhaps, Americans can begin to tell a more truthful story about ourselves, our relations with one another, our neighbors, and the world. Continue reading →

President’s Day Nostalgia: Attempting To Summon The Ghosts Of President’s Day Past (Help!) — Part 2

He told us that “the most important title is not ‘president’ or ‘prime minister’; the most important title is ‘citizen.’” Continue reading →

ProPublica’s Documenting Hate Project — Learn More

ProPublica’s effort is to bring light on those undocumented crimes by documenting them and making them known. Continue reading →

A Necessary Function — YES! Magazine Has A Call For Submissions On Decolonization

First Nation people have to continue the perilous fight for their rightful voice. Seek spaces in which voices of those who are oppressed or underrepresented are valued, heard, and made aware. Continue reading →