Russell DinkinsI mean this with love: y’all are misreading the Sha’Carri Richardson situationStructural racism absolutely exists, but that’s not why Sha’Carri was banned·5 min read·Jul 8, 2021--36--36
Russell DinkinsDon’t Chastise the Left. Invite Them In With These Four Essential StepsWhat’s more important? Ensuring a Biden victory by proactively engaging with skeptics or criticizing the already uninspired?·4 min read·Aug 23, 2020----
Russell DinkinsAnti-Semitism is wrong! So why do we only seem to hold Black people accountable for it?We seem to have a different standard for Black people who traffic in anti-semitism than we do for Republicans, Trump and others in power·2 min read·Jul 17, 2020----
Russell DinkinsBrown University, If You Were Actually Serious About Racial Justice You Would Not Be Cutting the…Brown University is cutting Men’s Track, a team with several Black athletes, and replacing it with sailing.·5 min read·Jun 3, 2020--4--4
Russell DinkinsBlack People, It’s Okay to Not Be OkayThis stuff it hard. It’s okay to have difficulty with this. Allowing yourself space to just be with your emotions is essential to coping…·3 min read·May 31, 2020----
Russell DinkinsVoting Alone Won’t Solve ThisSimply voting for Biden will not end police brutality·1 min read·May 31, 2020----
Russell DinkinsIt’s Not Enough to Say You’re Not Racist. You Have to Do the Work.White people, in particular, must take an active role in dismantling racism and implicit bias. Don’t be like Amy Cooper.·4 min read·May 26, 2020--3--3
Russell DinkinsThe VEEPstakes Show Why Token Representation is ProblematicAre we actually interested in diversity or are we just interested in the appearance of it?·5 min read·May 22, 2020----
Russell DinkinsBoosie’s f*ckery reflects how our society treats sex as an achievement for teenage boysSociety implicitly celebrates teenage male sexual expression as an achievement and as qualifier of manhood. That needs to change.·3 min read·May 20, 2020----
Russell DinkinsAdam McBride says that the Black Death ended feudalism and that COVID-19 will also change our…I found Adam McBride’s article The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have a similar effect? to be really…·3 min read·May 20, 2020----