Sandra Bland was murdered because she sounded and acted like a Black girl. Her death was a fatal example of the ways Black girls are regularly treated by society when we don’t use our Make-White-People-Feel-Comfortable skill sets. This is especially true when we talk and act “Black” and don’t maintain consistent use the White Girl Voice in … [Read more...]
Dear Black Voters: Um. I Think We’re Doing This Wrong
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Within the pool of eligible Black voters there are some who proactively protest and/or boycott the vote. These are not the folks who forget to vote, nor are these the ones who would vote if the weather were nicer, if the lines were shorter, if the registration process were easier, or if they remember the election before they get home from work on that particular … [Read more...]
Racial Profile Policing
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(or “The It Is Only Barely Illegal To Illegally Arrest/Beat/Kill Black People” Policing) I wrote a portion of this piece in February 2010 on what was one of my earlier blogs called The Race and Law Report (shout out to Solo Practice University for helping me navigate the "what is a blog" phase of my life). It was just after the young man featured below, Jordan Miles was … [Read more...]