My latest publication is out! It’s largely inspired by the terrorist attack on our nation last week as ordered by Trump. Please check it out! “Going a Little Unhinged”: Some Raw, Informal Thoughts About Presidential Politics Thanks! Dr. Andrew Joseph… Read More ›
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While Monuments are Being Removed, a Historian Asks Questions
My third article to be published this week is now live. “While Monuments are Being Removed, a Historian Asks Questions” is published with History News Network. It’s an important one, but one sure to stir up feelings! Enjoy! (Don’t send hate… Read More ›
What People Still Get Wrong About Segregation
My debut in TIME just went live! Please check out this article about an important take on segregation. I’ve been developing these ideas for almost a decade. Please read, like, comment, share, and all that good stuff. You can read this… Read More ›
The Problem with a Year of Celebrating the 19th Amendment
My latest publication (and my debut in the Washington Post) is out! Please enjoy my article — The Problem with a Year of Celebrating the 19th Amendment — about the little-known and complicated true story of women’s voting rights in the… Read More ›
My First Article in the Houston Chronicle
I have now been published in the Houston Chronicle – the 4th largest paper in the United States!! The digital version is live now. It’ll be in tomorrow’s print edition, too. The article is “Trendy Chick-fil-A Boycotts Don’t Go Far Enough” Please… Read More ›
Notes on: The Hate U Give (2018)
It is impossible to be unarmed when our Blackness is the weapon that they fear. The Hate U Give (2018) is a powerful movie. Its ultimate power stems not so much from its indictment of institutional and systemic racism but from its… Read More ›
The “Brutal Black Buck” and How To Get Away With Murder
How To Get Away With Murder’s 2018-2019 mid-season finale overpowers and undermines its recent comments about flaws in the judicial system, especially when it comes to perceptions of and treatments of Black men. Nate Lahey (Billy Brown) receives unstable, developing word… Read More ›
“Implications” and the Rhetorical Framing of Critiques – Hidden Power of Words Series, #30
Suggestions that something is classist, racist, or sexist, for example, are often met with dismissively hostile words. People say, “you’re thinking too hard,” “you’re looking to cause trouble,” “you can find [fill in the blank] anywhere if you look hard… Read More ›