by George Yancy | Jun 18, 2026 | Afrofuturism, anti-Blackness, Anti-Fascism, critical race theory, Fascism, Fourth of July, Interview, Juneteenth, Louisiana v. Callais, Racial Justice, Redistricting, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act
How should Juneteenth be understood, be celebrated, be remembered, given this moment of deep anti-democratic machinations and authoritarian/fascistic ambitions cultivated at the “highest” offices within this land? The tension between the sense of renewed freedom that Juneteenth engenders and the profound unfreedom that this country perpetuates is not lost on me. Indeed, as the 250th anniversary of…
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by Nicholas Powers | Feb 25, 2026 | Afrofuturism, Authoritarianism, culture, Culture and Media, Donald Trump, history, Martin Luther King Jr., Op-Ed, Racial Justice, Racism, Slavery, Voting Rights
Years ago, I stood at the Black Fist statue, and felt the heaviness of George Floyd’s death. I also felt hope from the protests in his name. The corner of 38th St. and Chicago Ave. in Minneapolis was liberated by the people into an art-filled, open space. The joy was electric. Maybe, I thought, maybe this is a glimpse of a Black future. Now, nearly six years after Floyd’s murder…
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