The legacy of slavery in the United States extends far beyond its official abolition, permeating modern American society in ways that are often overlooked or unrecognized. This essay examines nine practices rooted in slavery that continue to shape American culture and institutions, highlighting the need for critical examination of our shared history and its ongoing…
Category: Essays
Why White People Feel Entitled To “Help” Non-Whites
The path to hell is paved with good intentions, and white people have left a road of destruction whereever they’ve traversed. The path to hell is paved with good intentions is how the saying goes, and nowhere has that saying ran truer than when Europeans came out of the caves of the Caucasus Mountains, out…
On Top of Our Charred Bones: Many Black People Suffer From Generational Stockholm Syndrome
A Critical Response Essay of W.E.B. DuBois’ “The Souls of Black Folks” In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois, a prominent civil rights activist, published his essay, “TheSouls of Black Folk” where he analyzes his life as a Black man in the United States. In theessay, he calls out the hypocrisy of white Americans because it had been…
War of the Worlds: Black and White Feminists Aren’t On the Same Side
A critical response essay of Audre Lorde’s “I Am Your Sister”