executive Director of BMEN foundation, activist, organizer, public speaker. generally just tryna free my people tho
Jun 20, 2022 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
Here is a primer on #BlackMaleStudies (BMS), what it means, key scholars, key terms, and major points. Anti-black misandry is so prevalent in the response to BMS so I'm going to take the time to be very clear about what it is (1/19)🧵
“Black male studies is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to exploring the various developmental trajectories and the vulnerabilities (racial, sexual, economic) of Black men and boys in the United States and abroad.” (2/19)
Jun 20, 2022 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Since it's #FathersDay, let's celebrate Black fathers by countering racist narratives of Black men’s involvement in their children's lives and exploring where some of it comes from. (1/14) 🧵
Black fathers are routinely framed as being absent in the lives of their children, and I was tryna figure out where this came from, which led me to the Moynihan Report (2/14)
Jun 12, 2022 • 25 tweets • 4 min read
There is a lot of talk about the overlap between incels and white supremacists, but the alt-right has a growing group that doesn’t get a lot of attention. Let me introduce you to Divestors, Black women who represent a gendered fascism. It's a wild thread. Buckle up🧵 (1/25)
Before I get into it, let me define what the alt-right is, just so we are clear. Here are a few definitions (2/25)
Jun 4, 2022 • 16 tweets • 2 min read
From everything we know about the Black Panther Party (BPP), they would have supported Trans rights, so if you can't understand from an LGBTQ perspective, you should understand it from a Black Liberation one. 🧵(1/16)
The BPP was the most “influential revolutionary organization” in the United States when it was active according to renowned sociologist George Katsiaficas. It's a reason why they remain the standard over 50 years later (2/16)
May 29, 2022 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
A lot of grassroots healing programs/initiatives are terrible
I say this as a mental health professional who has done a lot of organizing/activism, and here's why🧵
1. They don't rely on practitioners in the field. Expertise doesn't have to be the center of support, but it should inform what people do. Healing is treated as some sort of creative venture as opposed to something with a standing body of work
