Examining the Grief Industrial Complex
When everything can become a product, nothing can ever be seen as sacred. That’s the truth that lies at the heart of the grief industrial complex. In February 2018, Joaquin Oliver was one of 17 people shot and killed in Parkland,
Slavery in Life, Slavery in Death: Reckoning with the Zombification of Blackness
Like the zombies of Haitian mythology, Breonna Taylor has been resurrected and trivialized, her death turned into an opportunity for glib commodification. By the time I learned about the existence of the New York Times’ documentary The Killing of Breonna Taylor,
The Hashtag As Black Death
The Hashtag, used as a way to market the murders of Black people, commodifies their deaths, and as such, separates them from the possibility of life before Death. We have reached another pivotal moment in modern history; a continuation of the
Centering White Allies In Black Liberation Destroys Our Movements
Centering white allies in our movements shifts them from being unapologetically pro-Black to becoming about what white people need to cope with their guilt. By Gloria Oladipo “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it
News Round-Up: What the Fuck Is Race-Changing Make-up, Tina Fey?
After years of skirting questions and discussions about white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and race, Tina Fey decided to nip some shit in the bud and avoid a reckoning. By Lara Witt and Da'Shaun Harrison Another week, another mess. Here is Wear Your Voice's