My Black vote matters equally whether I cast it in my white lab coat or in a hoody
By Jason L. Campbell Special to The Seattle Times, Oct. 31, 2020 I voted in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008, and in Washington, D.C., in 2012. I voted in Columbus, Ohio, in 2016 and this year, I will vote in Portland. The years and the cities may change, but my dreams and racial identity do not.…
“You Want Our Talent, But Not Our Humanity” – The Start of Another NFL Season
American sports are at a crossroads. In times of fear and uncertainty, we often look to athletics to provide joy, inspiration, and clarity. But social justice will no longer afford our national pastimes the ability to obscure our collective lens. Indeed, only the past few months without sports—those empty fields, dark courts, and silent stadiums—have given us the opportunity to focus our national attention on something far more important: police brutality against Black men in America.
America is on fire and I am burning.
I am not responsible for the blaze, but I get blamed for its destruction. I don’t know how to escape the searing heat. But what would escape even mean? This is my country, my home. When the pain drives me to beat back against the flames I am scorned, derision coming down like ash. I am told I am fighting my country, when I am fighting to save it.
The power of Black women like Kamala Harris and my grandma
Special to The Seattle Times Now is the time to elect a Black woman as vice president, and I need not look any further than my own 97-year-old grandmother to understand why. Often overlooked, Black women are at the center of the American story: They are and have long been serving in public and private…
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