“It seems almost as if we did not want to understand the development which has produced totalitarianism because such an understanding might destroy some of the dearest illusions to which we are determined to cling.” – F.A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom In realizing the capacities of control via a
In recent years, violent crime has been rising all across America, but the impact of this violence does not affect all Americans equally. Black people disproportionately share the bulk of the aftermath of violence in their communities. Death plagues the Black community, and in some large cities, Black people make
Mama is the strongest woman I know. I’ve always called her my role model, my supermom, and my lifeline. My relationship with Mama started on a rough patch. She was barely at home, and if she was, she always nagged me to study for school or read books. As a
The heartbreaking deaths of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, George Floyd in Minneapolis, and Ahmad Arbery in Georgia have shown the world how profoundly embedded racial prejudice and racism are in the social framework of the United States. As a black young man in America, I feel every day is a