Meeting People Where They Are: The Seed Crystal of the Letters for Black Lives Project
Last week, America once again recoiled under the weight of this country’s ongoing criminalization of the Black body when two…
Tag: BlackLivesMatter
I’m Not Here for the Asian Americans Who Won’t Get Behind #BlackLivesMatter
Two days ago, police shot and killed another Black man — the latest victim in an epidemic of state-sanctioned gun…
Why We Must Demand that the State #FreeJasmine
If ever you needed more proof that the state will do just about anything to uphold white supremacy, this story…
BREAKING: Peter Liang guilty of manslaughter for killing Akai Gurley
After nearly three days of deliberation, jurors found former NYPD rookie police officer Peter Liang guilty of manslaughter and official…
BREAKING: Judge Dismisses Official Misconduct Charge as Arguments Close in Trial Against Peter Liang
Arguments came to a close today in the trial against NYPD officer Peter Liang, charged with manslaughter and two counts…
Trial Against NYPD Officer Peter Liang Begins With Dramatic Opening Statements, Arguments Over Emotional State
The manslaughter trial against Peter Liang — the police officer accused of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley, an…
2015 Asian America in Review: Top 10 AANHPI Stories You Might Have Missed
As the year winds down to a close, these are the top ten political stories that had a major impact…
NYPD Officer Peter Liang and his Partner Stepped Over Dying Akai Gurley, Never Called for Ambulance
In a week that has already left me disheartened over the state of race in America today, the last thing…
What Will It Take to Finally Label This What It Is: Domestic Terrorism? | #Charleston #AMEShooting
I can’t take it any more. Ferguson. Brown. Long Island. Garner. New York. Diallo. Cleveland. Rice. Brooklyn. Gurney. St. Louis.…
May 4: The Culture Canard of the Model Minority Myth | #APAHM2015 #ReappropriateRevisited
For this year’s AAPI Heritage Month, I will take each day to pull one of my favourite posts or pieces from the…
Anti-Indictment Rallies for NYPD Officer Peter Liang Draw Smaller Than Expected Crowd in NYC
After over a month of build-up, a “National Day of Protest” that organizers said would involve coordinated rallies opposing the indictment of…
Who Watches The Watchmen: Police Accountability in the New Age of Racial Justice
This post was published hours before the verdict in the Rekia Boyd manslaughter trial was announced. This post has been…