From the auction block to TikTok, Black men, through grace and mercy, are still here, but I have questions: What is a man? Who can define true manhood? When, if ever, did we become men in the US? Where, if anywhere, can I go to learn about masculinity? Why should […]
Richard Philcox’s 2008 translation of Frantz Fanon’s 1952 book, Black Skin, White Masks, holds relevance for Black/Africans in America. Fanon’s words describe the post-colonial impact of race and racism in France and critique his academic studies. He demonstrates how people of African descent wear masks to manage living under the […]
If I hear very rhythmic sounds and music playing, be it African, Latin, or Diasporic, I can’t help but move to it, even if it’s just my little toe in my shoe that you can’t see moving. I move to it. My soul sways to it. I am the mother […]
