My Review of the Black Lives Matter Memoir in LA Review of Books

BLM Memoir The new book When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matters Memoir is a read worth everyone’s time. To find out why, check out my review in the Los Angeles Review of Books: Indicting the System.

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My Take on the Super Bowl on Rising Up with Sonali

In my latest interview on Rising Up with Sonali, we talk game, half-time show, commercials—and avocado toast. Click on the image above to check it out.

Today is #SurvivorDay. I wrote this for survivors and allies.

My Brother Took His Own Life. Don’t Ask If He Left A Note. Here’s what I’ve found to be helpful — and not — when speaking to suicide survivors like myself.

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My Beloved Brother, Petey A.

Although unfathomable, my sweet brother has passed. (more…)

SLAVERY NEVER ENDED: PRISON AS PUNISHMENT IN “13TH”

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The Netflix original documentary 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma), looks at the legacy of racism and slavery in the United States and how it led to mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex. The film opens with a voiceover of President Obama saying, “So, let’s look at the statistics: The United States is home to 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Think about that.” The movie’s jolting statistics, compelling graphics, and rich interviews with nearly 50 scholars, activists, and politicians—including Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, and Shaka Senghor—ensure that viewers will not only think about systemic oppression and but want to find ways to end it.

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