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#JusticeForEthan and the Election of a Sheriff

September 18, 2014February 7, 2019

I started writing about police violence and disability because of the death of Ethan Saylor. I had read stories like this for years, but when Ethan died, unlike during previous tragedies, I had a few links to media. I first wrote this piece for The Nation. I then wrote this widely-read piece for CNN and … Continue Reading#JusticeForEthan and the Election of a Sheriff

#CultofCompliance – Living while Black

August 28, 2014February 7, 2019

Here are four stories literally just from last night (they happened at different times, but made news yesterday). They illustrate the way racism enables and is enabled by the cult of compliance. The cult provides an intersectional lens in which race and class dominate the middle, with disability not far behind. When these categories overlap in … Continue Reading#CultofCompliance – Living while Black