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Established in 1865

I write to explore Black personhood, the life we have built in the shadow of full citizenship. Follow me on Twitter @Established1865.

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Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

I Had to Choose What Art Would Come First When Writing My Novel

A novel about hip-hop means the raps…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Barack Obama’s and Bruce Springsteen’s Calls for Reconstruction Falls Upon Hostile Ears

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

I Got Ratioed For Saying Eminem’s Work Has Not Aged Well

Hip-hop does not belong to the world. Black…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

In Rejecting Andre 3000’s Verse, Kanye West Communicates the Cost of White Approval

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Black on Both Sides, Vol. 7

On literary whiteness, “You Wouldn’t Understand” by Nas, the Case for the…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Black on Both Sides, Vol. 6

On Jadakiss, a billionaire, celebrity causing me to desire the King’s…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Black on Both Sides, Vol. 5

On Megan the Stallion and structural violence, Adam Server, the Medium…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Megan Thee Stallion’s Structural Incompetence Infuriates Patriarchy

DaBaby’s betrayal of Megan is…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Black on Both Sides, Vol. 3

On DaBaby’s betrayal of Meg Thee Stallion, memory laws, jerk chicken by…

Hal H. Harris in Established in 1865

Daft Punk, DMX, and What it Means to Reach the End of Black Music

Do not listen to white people who…