i want this ‘newsletter’ to be a tapestry of my thoughts that can be elaborated on and linked in a way to form some sort of repository of my memories and ideology.
here’s a thought that i will continue to revisit as i develop this ‘substack newsletter’:
the ideas and articulations of black americans are the most honest and timeless accounts of justice, hope, and the brutality of oppressors in the english language.
black americans have disproportionately suffered through some of the worst systematized brutality in the history of the world. 400 years of chattel slavery codified as culture and as a part of the economic system. to be exposed to this sort of brutality over a sustained period of generations is to develop certain narratives of justice, truth, resistance, compassion, and aspiration that ring as the most resonant in the english language. the stakes made it so that snake oil didn’t sell.
the narratives, accounts, and ideologies of enslaved black figures and their descendants form the basis of my understandings of countering racial injustice, predatory racial capitalism, and white supremacy.
while many these days are tempted to articulate their opinions through the lens of cable news orthodoxy, i am not afraid to look at the uncomfortable truths that black activists and academics have soulfully shared with the world for generations.
shout out to malcolm x, martin luther king jr, muhammad ali, toni morrison, angela davis, tupac amaru shakur, and all those whose ideas continue to help me better understand and relate to the world at large as a human being.
black history is american history
black history is american history
black history is american history
i want this ‘newsletter’ to be a tapestry of my thoughts that can be elaborated on and linked in a way to form some sort of repository of my memories and ideology.
here’s a thought that i will continue to revisit as i develop this ‘substack newsletter’:
the ideas and articulations of black americans are the most honest and timeless accounts of justice, hope, and the brutality of oppressors in the english language.
black americans have disproportionately suffered through some of the worst systematized brutality in the history of the world. 400 years of chattel slavery codified as culture and as a part of the economic system. to be exposed to this sort of brutality over a sustained period of generations is to develop certain narratives of justice, truth, resistance, compassion, and aspiration that ring as the most resonant in the english language. the stakes made it so that snake oil didn’t sell.
the narratives, accounts, and ideologies of enslaved black figures and their descendants form the basis of my understandings of countering racial injustice, predatory racial capitalism, and white supremacy.
while many these days are tempted to articulate their opinions through the lens of cable news orthodoxy, i am not afraid to look at the uncomfortable truths that black activists and academics have soulfully shared with the world for generations.
shout out to malcolm x, martin luther king jr, muhammad ali, toni morrison, angela davis, tupac amaru shakur, and all those whose ideas continue to help me better understand and relate to the world at large as a human being.