“Our ancestors DIED so we could vote.”

Voting was always one instrument among many, in the 500 year struggle of enslaved Africans in Abya Yala (the americas). Nobody gave their life for the “privilege” of choosing between enslavers. This article captures so much of the contradictions of this and every US farcical election cycle. By Christopher Woolf On the subject of our […]

Parable of the Rabbit

The stories of my grandmother as ancestral calls to marronage.

14 Books by Arab Women for 2024’s Women in Translation Month

By ArabLit Staff What follows are fourteen books by Arab women — written by women from across the Maghreb and Mashreq, translated to English and … 14 Books by Arab Women for 2024’s Women in Translation Month

Define Women! And Other Patriarchal Instructions

Some definitions. 1 “A woman has a vagina; a man has a penis” (some politicians, with a nod to “gender critical” feminists) 2 “A woman does not have … Define Women! And Other Patriarchal Instructions Each line in this powerful offering by Sara Ahmed is a portal into liberation from patriarchy. Like the cracking of […]

Layan Kayed: The Prison as a Text

Translated by Roba Alsalibi Since its establishment in 1948, the Israeli settler-colonial state, like other settler-colonial contexts, has employed … Layan Kayed: The Prison as a Text Layan Kayan reminds us of the power of words, of witness, as one of the most powerful tools of the oppressed. Who amongst you sees something abominable should […]

Biden at Morehouse? Nah.

Support Morehouse College students in shutting down Biden’s 2024 commencement speech at Morehouse College

West End to West Bank

Posters from Historic Atlanta West End Community, March 2024

Find Other Killjoys

Sara Ahmed writes fiercely, it is a gift You can killjoy when you don’t laugh at an offensive joke or when you refuse to cover over the injustices with a smile. You can killjoy because of what you do not and will not celebrate; national holidays that mark colonial conquest or the birth of a […]

To the Black Veteran

What is the responsibility of the Black veteran? Meditations on radicalization

Refaat Alareer: eternal echoes of resilience from the Gaza Strip

Refaat harbored a profound aspiration — to change his world through teaching poetry, literature, and writing. That writing is a responsibility to … Refaat Alareer: eternal echoes of resilience from the Gaza Strip The loss of Refaat Alareer is profound. If empire demands the extermination of poets, then we must demand the end of empire.