I am fortunate to claim economist Sandy Darity as a friend and mentor. I asked him once, after a barn burner of an academic lecture on reparations, why in God’s name would he go all in on something that doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of ever happening. “That’s what they once said aboutRead More “Allies, Friends, and the Value of Utopian Visions”
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Reparations: What the Education Gospel Cannot Fix
I promise you I don’t know Coates from Adam’s cousin Leroy. I stopped attending the Thursday night Black People Meetings ™ ages ago when gas crossed $2 a gallon. But, I know that Coates has written a thing at The Atlantic making the case for reparations. This is good. When I teach my inequality courseRead More “Reparations: What the Education Gospel Cannot Fix”
Inequality and Technology Syllabus
I am fascinated with U.S. sociology’s casual and sporadic engagement with digital spaces, technologies and trends. This year, the federal government enacted one of the most sweeping public policy initiatives we’ve seen since the Great Society programs. The healthcare exchange may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but no one can argue that it isn’tRead More “Inequality and Technology Syllabus”
Gratitude: A Little Freedom and a Lot of Blogging
I started this blog for a class assignment many moons ago. It has lived several lifetimes. In its current state, www.tressiemc.com reflects my academic work but isn’t constrained by it. I need that. That others have found anything interesting or worthwhile on this space will never cease to amaze me. I gave up on moderatingRead More “Gratitude: A Little Freedom and a Lot of Blogging”
Here, A Hypocrite Lives: I Probably Get It Wrong On Leslie Jones But I Tried
I want badly to get this right. That, of course, means that there is no way humanly possible for me to get this right. I want to get this right for the usual reasons. I want Twitchy and professional feminists and black nationalists and the identity police and FOX news ambassadors to stay out ofRead More “Here, A Hypocrite Lives: I Probably Get It Wrong On Leslie Jones But I Tried”
Calling the White Man’s Police
I hate calling the white man’s police. As a black woman, I am the keeper of many things. Chief among them is the hope of black men. A black man introduced into the criminal justice system for any violation, no matter how minor becomes a son who cannot care for big momma, a brother whoRead More “Calling the White Man’s Police”