Jamala Rogers

The movement for social, political and economic justice is not for sale or trade. People have dedicated their lives to the struggle - getting old without pensions and dying without healthcare. Gettin’ paid in dollars or recognition cannot be the motivating factors as to why people are in these democratic spaces.

Black teachers were charged under the racketeering law and getting sentences that exceed some murder sentences! The RICO Act was intended for use on organized crime, like the Mafia. Yet, it was used on black teachers—most with no criminal records.

While there were some notables stepping forward to condemn Cosby, I sensed a wall of reservation by Black folks. I started conducting my own informal surveys of the Black women I know or those who I came in contact with.

“occupational hazard,” then justice will continue to elude the young men and women serving in the armed forces.

It was a battle between progressive and reactionary forces and we were out-organized.

confronts head-on the stereotype that black southerners were docile, head-hanging, cheek-turning second class citizens.

They may not be jeopardizing national security but a person with harmful intentions can do a lot of damage to your personal and emotional security.

until we also address more seriously the historical question of our mental health, our full and total liberation cannot be fulfilled.

Grown folks struggling to make ends meet while being treated like subhumans at work is a sure formula for rebellion.