Kasai Rex

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Harambe Isn’t The Perfect Meme—It’s A Racist One

The internet joke capitalizes on a history of using gorillas as avatars for black people

Kasai Rex

Sep 14, 2016

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To Support Women, I’m Boycotting “Birth Of A Nation”

The rush to protect beleaguered Nate Parker is appalling

Kasai Rex

Aug 29, 2016

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Dreaming of Walter Scott

…And Eric Harris, and Freddie Gray, whose videotaped deaths are feeding the nightmares of black Americans.

Kasai Rex

Apr 24, 2015

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Loving America is Complicated

Even President Obama can’t seem to show his patriotism the “right” way

Kasai Rex

Apr 10, 2015

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Strange Reactions to Strange Fruit

While the investigation into Otis Byrd’s hanging death is ongoing, the court of public opinion is already rushing to judgment.

Kasai Rex

Mar 26, 2015

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Fear and the Gun Lobby

If urban minorities and immigrants clamored for guns in the same way rural, white males do, would gun control be more popular?

Kasai Rex

Mar 09, 2015

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Men: Get Your Shit Together.

We need to change the definition of masculinity so that it has nothing to do with harming anyone, least of all women.

Kasai Rex

Feb 24, 2015

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The Problem with Black History Month

There’s a few good reasons to suspect the month hinders, rather than helps, understanding and celebrating black contributions to civilization.

Kasai Rex

Feb 04, 2015

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When the “Nice” Part of Town Gets Downright Mean

The beauty of a neighborhood can be in the skin color of the beholder

Kasai Rex

Jan 22, 2015

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When Does Domestic Terrorism Go Unnoticed? When the Victims are Black.

#NAACPBombing And #WhiteSilence converge to make a frustrating mess

Kasai Rex

Jan 08, 2015

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The Absurdist Theatre of the NYPD

When NYPD officers turned their backs on de Blasio, they also turned their backs on us.

Kasai Rex

Dec 29, 2014

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Black Pete Survives Another Holiday Season

You’re damn right the traditional Dutch Christmas character is racist

Kasai Rex

Dec 18, 2014

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Hands Up, Don’t Speak

Professional athletes take up the Black Lives Matter movement as the hip-hop community stays relatively silent

Kasai Rex

Dec 16, 2014

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Why I Fear the Police More Than Terrorists

With no indictment for Mike Brown’s shooter, America continues to wait for proof that #BlackLivesMatter

Kasai Rex

Nov 29, 2014

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The internet joke capitalizes on a history of using gorillas as avatars for black people

The rush to protect beleaguered Nate Parker is appalling

…And Eric Harris, and Freddie Gray, whose videotaped deaths are feeding the nightmares of black Americans.

Even President Obama can’t seem to show his patriotism the “right” way

While the investigation into Otis Byrd’s hanging death is ongoing, the court of public opinion is already rushing to judgment.

If urban minorities and immigrants clamored for guns in the same way rural, white males do, would gun control be more popular?

We need to change the definition of masculinity so that it has nothing to do with harming anyone, least of all women.

There’s a few good reasons to suspect the month hinders, rather than helps, understanding and celebrating black contributions to civilization.

The beauty of a neighborhood can be in the skin color of the beholder

#NAACPBombing And #WhiteSilence converge to make a frustrating mess

When NYPD officers turned their backs on de Blasio, they also turned their backs on us.

You’re damn right the traditional Dutch Christmas character is racist

Professional athletes take up the Black Lives Matter movement as the hip-hop community stays relatively silent

With no indictment for Mike Brown’s shooter, America continues to wait for proof that #BlackLivesMatter