Utz McknightRace and Violence: Brown, Rice, and SalaitaI saw my first dead body at a funeral home owned by my father at age nine. My brother, who was eight, and I, entered this white room with…Oct 3, 2014Oct 3, 2014
Utz McknightDeath and IntegrityMy attorney comes out of the meeting. I have been waiting patiently outside of the negotiations in the office for a half hour. He says…Oct 3, 2014Oct 3, 2014
Utz McknightFor Angela And HueyWe believed that you could teach political progress, that you could learn how to be a better person not in spite of what our parents told…Sep 21, 2014Sep 21, 2014
Utz McknightAll About a CatI am driving home from the new Waffle House near the University at 4 a.m. The distance is about five blocks. As I turn onto my block I see…Sep 21, 2014Sep 21, 2014
Utz McknightThe Politics of Ferguson: Democracy in CrisisToday we stopped by a gas station so I could use the bathroom and buy a few snacks for the kids on our way to the Birmingham Zoo. I could…Sep 21, 2014Sep 21, 2014