By January 2016 I had made peace with the idea of a President Donald Trump. It was a strange statement for a black woman, a sociologist, a professor. I would go on to consult for Bernie Sanders’ campaign in the primary. I had written an essay for a mainstream anthology about Hillary Rodham Clinton’sRead More “Finding Hope in a Loveless Place”
Tag Archives: Cultural Criticism
Racism With No Racists: The President Trump Conundrum
President-elect Donald Trump ran on a fundamentally racist platform. President-elect Donald Trump promulgated the idea that Mexicans are rapists, blacks are trapped in inner cities, Muslims are terrorists and that America could only be great “again” by becoming what it was in the 1950s when all manner of de facto and de rigeur racism wasRead More “Racism With No Racists: The President Trump Conundrum”
A Homegirl Reflecting on Charlotte Uprising
I have watched many cities burn over the past two years. I cried over Ferguson. I cried over Baltimore. But there’s nothing like seeing your hometown on social media with a hashtag. I don’t want to talk about my family and friends. Worrying about them keeps me up at night. I don’t want to talkRead More “A Homegirl Reflecting on Charlotte Uprising”
A Philosophy of Voting and Revolutions
There is a meme floating around. I won’t share an image of it. Somewhere along the way, I pieced together too many followers to casually link to people’s memes and social media content. I don’t want it to seem like I’m refuting any single person so much as an idea floating out there in theRead More “A Philosophy of Voting and Revolutions”
I Went To A Trump Rally
I went to a Trump rally last week in Richmond, VA. Here are some comments and thoughts from my live tweeting/ field notes: https://storify.com/tressiemcphd/that-time-i-went-to-a-trump-rally That Time I Went To A Trump Rally https://t.co/nIksM6l3QX via @tressiemcphd — Tressie Mc (@tressiemcphd) June 15, 2016 Trump appeals to many of the “beautiful people” even though the narrative isRead More “I Went To A Trump Rally”
There Are Thieves In The Temple Tonight
I spent a lot of years wanting to feel the holy spirit. I tried all the religions in North Carolina and never happened upon it until a Prince concert in Greensboro, NC. Genius was as close as I ever came to god. _______ There is the kind of genius that works hard. You see MichaelRead More “There Are Thieves In The Temple Tonight”
Maybe God Is A (Wonder) Woman?
I saw Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. Bless its heart. Cultural critique isn’t my wheelhouse but I am a fan of superhero movies. I don’t follow the comic books because I don’t like pictures. They get in the way of my imagination. Despite this, I am drawn to comics on the big screen where IRead More “Maybe God Is A (Wonder) Woman?”
A Few Notes On Kelly Price and Honorary PhDs
This will be fast. Kelly Price is a powerhouse singer. Today, black Twitter announced that Kelly Price had graduated valedictorian with an honorary doctorate in philosophy. If you know anything about black Twitter you can imagine what ensued. It was jokes, comedy and shade. I was late because of the j-o-b. But here’s how myRead More “A Few Notes On Kelly Price and Honorary PhDs”
When Your Curriculum Has Been Tumblrized
I teach three core courses: an undergraduate seminar in race, a graduate seminar in race, and a graduate seminar in digital sociology. This post is about my experience teaching the first. My academic training is in political economies and inequalities. My intellectual training has always emerged from and been filtered through an intersectional framework. That’s how I endRead More “When Your Curriculum Has Been Tumblrized”
The Great Mismatch
The painful truth about hand-wringing over whether Affirmative Action “harms” racial minorities is that no one cares if Affirmative Action harms racial minorities. The faux concern for the well-being of poor put-upon non-white students who are promoted beyond their ability never extends to concern for the many more white students who are surely promoted beyondRead More “The Great Mismatch”