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Pride Month in D.C.
Pride month has always had its roots in protest; only in the years following the 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn did Pride adopt a celebratory attitude. This year, Pride month continues to create space for community, solidarity, and resistance. As the lives of queer, trans, immigrant, and nonwhite communities face increasing threats under
Fake News: Remake
After having his latest film called everything from “woke propaganda” to “an utter abomination,” filmmaker André Sturgis appeared on CBS Mornings Monday to clear his name. Sturgis used the visit, a part of the promotional tour for his all-Black retelling of Stand by Me, both to promote the film and address its many critics. Speaking
As Gullible as It Gets
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the adjective “post-truth” as “relating to a situation in which people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts.” Many commentators have suggested that “post-truth politics” rule the day in America, citing the growing impact of fake news, hoaxes, misinformation,
Washington, District of Culture
There are few communities and cultures as distinctive as those of Black Washington, DC. It simply cannot be mistaken for any other enclave of Black experience. Nowhere else will you find so much pride being taken in go-go, half-smokes, and knowing which restaurant mixes the best mumbo sauce. Nowhere else can you reliably expect to
Donald Trump Is Afraid of Black History
In March of this year, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14253, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order, a successor to similar orders, positions itself as an attempt to reverse what it calls “a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history.” The “corrosive ideology” behind this effort apparently attempts
Bowser on Ice
During President Donald Trump’s first four years in the White House, Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser had no qualms about voicing her and her constituents’ disapproval of him. As the overwhelmingly Democratic city’s most prominent representative, Bowser’s most notable act of resistance was the establishment of Black Lives Matter Plaza in the wake of 2020’s
Fake News: Museums
When Stephen Ledbetter of Annandale, Virginia first set out to leave his mark on American museums, his main focus was combating what he called “overly woke retellings of history.” “Museums don’t tell the true history of this nation anymore,” claims Ledbetter, although he stops short of explaining when he believes this change began. “American history
Who Has It Worse?
For many American liberals, progressives, and leftists, there is no daylight between the Republican Party and racism. The Grand Old Party is commonly seen as a breeding ground for white supremacy, intolerance, and virulently racist ideology and policy. While I believe this to be somewhat of an oversimplification, it’s difficult not to see where these
The War of the Words
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words,” wrote science-fiction author Philip K. Dick in 1978. “If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” These words come from “How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later,”