Selected Writing
Race & US History
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“As the nation contemplates the meaning of politically motivated violence, insurrection, and resistance to leaders elected to advance civil rights, it is useful to remember that in 1894, former Confederates in North Carolina lost governing power to an interracial political coalition. Four years later, they successfully carried out an insurrection against the duly elected government and murdered as many as 100 Black people.”
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American port cities from New England to New Orleans were shaped by the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
*Contributing author
US Democracy
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This interactive web feature and short film chronicle the growing movement in Florida to end educational censorship.
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"In sum: US laws denying the vote to persons with criminal convictions are extreme when compared with the laws of other countries."
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"Millions of students in the United States now attend public schools with fewer books by authors of color and LGBTQ authors, inaccurate or incomplete discussions of race and history, and reduced or no discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity."
Read the report here.
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“Those committed to justice and multiracial democracy should see that the rights of workers are connected to the rights of students and should support teachers in Florida who are organizing to hold the line. “
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Ruling Dismisses Challenge by Black Voters Excluded by South Carolina Gerrymandering
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Discriminatory Laws Threaten Voting Rights
Personal Writing
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“Every person, created equally, should have equal civic standing and the ability to shape public life. It's an expansive vision of democracy. It's a vision of democracy based on the principle that every human contains the divine, part of freedom's light.”
