“Someone asked me, “‘Why do you write?’ And I said, ‘Because I wanted to tell people how I became this woman with razor blades between her teeth.’”
Sonia Sanchez
One of the most iconic Black spoken word poets and educators, here is an excerpt from Ms. Sanchez’ poem “Catch the Fire.”
by Concerned Citizens and Community Action Network The following is a petition to Governor Glenn Youngkin by Natasha White: “On September 15th, a horrifying incident occurred. Ekong Eshiet, out of desperation to escape continual racism and abuse, set himself on fire inside Virginia’s Red Onion prison. This desperate act was a last-resort plea for transfer […]
by PW Perspective Editorial Board The Washington Post has been hemorrhaging subscribers lately after its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, put his thumb on the scale and blocked the publication’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. The move has been widely criticized not only by the public but by journalists […]