Get Hard: Hypermasculinity and Prison Politics
Joe Loya, former bank robber and author of the memoir The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, is my friend and colleague. Recently, Joe and I had a lengthy... Read More
Goldsmith, Conceptualism & the Half-baked Rationalization of White Idiocy
Goldsmith, Conceptualism & the Half-baked Rationalization of White Idiocy Joey De Jesus Kenneth Goldsmith’s so-called “uncreative” editing of Michael Brown’s autopsy report into his piece, “The Body of Michael... Read More
A Film For Us: An Interview with Fouzia Najar
Fouzia Najar is the creator of “Semiotics of Islam: A Primer for Kuffar”, a short experimental film that deals with media representations of Muslims. Publisher Zinzi Clemmons spoke with Najar via... Read More
The Lover or the Fighter
The Lover or the Fighter by Ian E. Toledo It happened during either my sophomore or junior year as an illustration major. I was still struggling to overcome my... Read More
Stagnant Blackness and the Modern Race Drama
Literary Editor Chris Prioleau has an essay up on The Awl this week: It feels as if, where the modern race drama is concerned, we’re not as firmly central... Read More
White Boys Will Be Boys: My Mike Brown, White Privilege and Adolescent Mischief
White Boys Will Be Boys: My Mike Brown, White Privilege and Adolescent Mischief Matt L. Rohrer I grew up a skateboarder in Concord, CA, a fairly diverse but segregated... Read More