Abolition and Restorative Justice: A Book List
What is revolution? What is abolition? How do we get there and how do we take care of one another? These are the questions these books seek to answer. Abolition is a hot topic right now. “Should we defund the police?”,
Queer Liberation Is An Abolitionist Affair
If queerness is that which pushes back against the status quo, it's necessarily anti-capitalist and anti-white supremacist. It’s abolitionist. By Namrata Verghese A photo of last year’s Austin Pride Parade popped up on my Instagram feed recently, paired with the caption: “back
LGBTQIA+ Believers Deserve More than Jackie Hill Perry and KevOnStage
KevOnStage made the decision to use his platform to amplify Jackie Hill Perry's harmful messages, and during Pride month no less. We demand accountability. By Candace Simpson Last Monday night, I had just finished hosting an Instagram live session on Christianity and
Jackie Hill Perry Cannot Separate Herself From The Antagonizing Nature of The Church
Jackie Hill Perry somehow thinks that she is separate from the anti-Black, anti-fat, colonialist nature of the Church. She is not. Days ago, an accomplished poet by the name of Jackie Hill Perry was invited to discuss her relationship to the
Let’s Not Be So Quick to Deify Angela Davis
We should be wary of deifying Angela Davis. Deification strips people (but particularly Black people, and especially Black women) of our humanity. “Why?” I’m like 99.9% sure this is what you, dear reader, thought as soon as you read this title. But,