Say That: From Asam Ahmad’s “We are NOT all Trayvon: Challenging Anti-Black Racism in POC Communities”

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Say That: From Asam Ahmad’s “We are NOT all Trayvon: Challenging Anti-Black Racism in POC Communities”

So many words. The outpouring over the last five days has been overwhelming. I can’t scroll through Twitter or refresh the pages on my favorite blogs and news sources for the latest commentary and reflections fast enough. The gamut of emotion on display has been raw, with many folks extending their anger over the acquittal of George Zimmerman to a frank analysis of the failure of our U.S. justice system for people of color, especially Black folks.

Of all the words, the ones that say “We are ALL Trayvon” have troubled me the most. 

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Stating the Obvious: We SUCK at Talking About Race

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Stating the Obvious: We SUCK at Talking About Race

It was a blessing and a curse to have access to cable this week (although Twitter would have given me a glimpse into the nonsense whether I liked it or not). In the last week, there have been a few shake-ups to the usual routine of filling the airwaves with a day’s worth of partisan maneuvering in Congress and the top three YouTube sensations. That’s right. This week we’re getting down and dirty. It’s time for our strictly situational, truncated, and intellectually shallow dive into conversations on RACE. This is real talk, people. This is what we do in a post-racial society, right?

Ugh.

Sadly, these golden opportunities for insight and profundity have led to so much stupid it has been mind numbing.

Oh man. Where do I begin…

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