When the NFL penalizes players for “excessive” celebrating and dancing, my sister says they’re getting called for “too much Blackness on the field.” There’s that saying, “the Blacker the berry the sweeter the juice,” that comes with the caveat, “but if you get too Black, then it ain’t no use.” Managing how our Blackness is […]
When We Name Who We Are: Morning File, Saturday, December 17, 2016
1. Inside Out I write a lot about prison, and most of what I write about are the terrible things that happen to people inside. But along with the sad and tragic and painful and unjust things, there are also moments we don’t talk about as much, moments of compassion, and resilience, and transformation that […]