Seulghee Lee discusses pernicious misconceptions about anti-Asian hate and violence — notions often promoted by Asian American intellectuals themselves.
Category Archive: black history
If Marx and Engels were right that capitalism creates “its own grave-diggers,” then the most revolutionary of these grave-diggers are the colonized people—the women, the children, the minorities, the immigrants, and the people of color.
Nearly 70 years ago, civil rights activists asked: why shouldn’t the perpetual destruction of black lives in America be considered genocide?
We hope you’re tanned, rested, and ready, because we’re going to the beach! There is a lot of […]
When the Earth shakes, people stop and seek shelter. The illusion of stability falls to the ground and […]
Neo-Confederates insist that the many statues of Robert E. Lee commemorate only southern “heritage,” and that the revered […]
In 1925, General Robert Lee Bullard, Commander of the U.S.’s Second Army during WWI in Europe, retired and released a book of memoirs: Personalities and Reminiscences about the War. Bullard had enjoyed a fairly distinguished career in the military peaking during the Great War. Yet, like many of this day, he harbored prejudices; most notably his dismissive attitude toward African American soldiers.
LeDaya Epps grew up in foster care until adolescence. When she finished high school, bouncing from job to […]