Prayer Warriors and Freethinkers (on the Texas Freethought Con)
by Sikivu Hutchinson Excerpt From: The New Humanism The prayer warriors have descended on the Crenshaw parking lot in South L.A. The first sentry, a slight man in athletic shorts, weaves through the...
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#solidarityisforwhitewomen? Calling on atheist orgs to Support Marissa Alexander
By Sikivu Hutchinson What happens when an African American female intimate partner violence victim attempts to defend herself after years of domestic terror? She gets slapped with a mandatory minimum...
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The War Against Black Children
By Sikivu Hutchinson In a predominantly Black South L.A. continuation school class packed with eleventh and twelfth grade girls, only half want to go to college, few can name role models of color...
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In Cold Blood: The Murder of Renisha McBride
By Sikivu Hutchinson A white family grieves in outrage after their teenage daughter has been gunned down by a black homeowner in an African American neighborhood. In this parallel universe the killer...
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Teaching Against Terrorism
By Sikivu Hutchinson Now that the grand jury in Staten Island has desecrated Eric Garner’s dying breath and re-confirmed fascism in the U.S. what Black person has confidence in the justice system?...
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Framing Black Queer Resistance: An Interview with Black Lives Matter L.A....
By Sikivu Hutchinson Last week, activists from the Black Lives Matter Los Angeles (BLMLA) coalition spearheaded the Occupy LAPD encampment, demanding a meeting with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck as well as...
View ArticleEnvironmental racial disparity and Keystone
by Frederick Sparks My hometown of Port Arthur, Texas may be considered “famous” for a few things: natives Janis Joplin and former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson, rappers Pimp C and UGK, who collaborated with...
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