Can’t Beat Hate with Hate
“Now I’m afraid,” she said. “I wasn’t before. Too privileged to feel fear.” The protest at Trump Tower was…
The Indypendent
Nicholas Powers
Fury Road (In Praise of Wendi Wright)
He was trying to kill them, American Style, all smiles and handshakes
The End of White Respectability
"Flava Flav should run for president,” I told my friends. “Donald Trump? Really? We’ve got better celebrities.” They laughed…
How to Topple a Wall with a Heartbeat
"He won with a metaphor.” I pressed my hands against the air as if touching a surface. “He won with…
The Mourning After: Waking Up in Trump’s America
The blue morning painted my bedroom into a dark ocean. I was at the bottom of it. Sunken by…
In Praise of Allies: Wherever we’re going, we’ll only get there together
Dear Allies, You deserve praise. Yes, you. I imagine you thinking, “But I’m white or male, I’m straight or…
Or Does It Explode: How Police Brutality Created a Violent Backlash
He wasn’t the first. He won’t be the last.
The Gay Sura: Re-Writing the Koran
What if the Pulse victims could re-write the Koran?