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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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My Black Family’s Proximity to Whiteness Helped Us Endure the Winter Storm of 2021
My Black Family’s Proximity to Whiteness Helped Us Endure the Winter Storm of 2021
Though no one can outrun the Earth, white people try. A meditation on history, homeownership, and ice.
Hal H. Harris
Feb 24
Eugene Goodman Shows The Trap That Awaits All Black Lawmen
Eugene Goodman Shows The Trap That Awaits All Black Lawmen
One day, Black lawmen will be able to do their jobs without looking like fools. But not today.
Hal H. Harris
Feb 12
Clubhouse Assumes that Black Folk Equates Celebrity with Community
Clubhouse Assumes that Black Folk Equates Celebrity with Community
Clubhouse shows how white supremacy expects Blackness to form community around celebrity. I spent a week experiencing it.
Hal H. Harris
Feb 10
Cori Bush Confronts Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Rages of Whiteness
Cori Bush Confronts Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Rages of Whiteness
Biden must follow Bush’s lead and attempt no rapprochement with the elements of the party that sacked the Capitol.
Hal H. Harris
Feb 2
Dying in Pharaoh's Land: On the Death of Herman Cain
Dying in Pharaoh's Land: On the Death of Herman Cain
Herman Cain died an utterly Black death, in pursuit of approval from the White gaze.
Hal H. Harris
Aug 28, 2020
“I Am More Than An Athlete:” How #blacklivesmatter Shattered the Basketball Bubble
“I Am More Than An Athlete:” How #blacklivesmatter Shattered the Ba...
All the elements of dystopia are present in the Bubble. It was not strong enough to hold Black personhood within.
Hal H. Harris
Sep 1, 2020
72 Million Divided Personalities Showed Up For The 2020 Election.
72 Million Divided Personalities Showed Up For The 2020 Election.
How to politicaly regard white people who voted to ignore the pandemic and then will gather to infect their families over the holidays.
Hal H. Harris
Nov 14, 2020
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