Category: View from the Battlefield

As information and truth are forced through the filters of deception, manipulation, and bias, it has become increasingly difficult to know if what we read is fake or real.

If the concept of authoritarianism is coming to your mind, you are normal and understand the dangerous erosion of civil rights in a so-called democracy.

To protect one’s home, does one really need an assault rifle that fires 20-30 rounds at 800 rounds per minute?

Black Lives Matter is not just a slogan; it is a daily reminder to resist the infectious virus of self-loathing and self-destruction spawned and perpetuated by our oppressors.

The talents of Black women have been on display at every level of the movie industry, yet they have never received the recognition or the pay they deserve.

Those who want to make America white again aka MAGA have waged a successful coup of the Republican Party. And won!

In the last year or so, some 40 anti-DEI bills have been introduced across the country targeting higher education institutions.

The world has seen how he can rally his zealots to do the unthinkable, so what else will they do?

Colleges and universities, already on the ropes from the U.S. Supreme Courts’ strike against affirmative action, seem to be cowering to the pressures from the Right. The chilling effect has been painful to watch.

Neither extreme is helpful for our liberatory work nor to those committed to that work.