Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
In Tulsa, the police said investigators found the drug PCP in the shooting victim’s S.U.V. The drug is known to induce erratic behavior in some users. But Mr. Crump, who is representing the family of the victim, Terence Crutcher, said the discovery of the drug, if true, would not justify the deadly shooting. In an…
Video Shooting of Terence Crutcher by Tulsa Police The Tulsa Police Department released video on Monday of a white police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Okla. By NEETI UPADHYE on Publish Date September 20, 2016. Photo by Mike Simons/Tulsa World, via Associated Press. Watch in Times Video » The Police Department…
How a San Diego woman discovered details of her rape on a pickup-artist blog—and fought to bring her attackers to justice. *Warning—the following article contains a graphic depiction of a rape. Alex Smith and Jonas Dick considered themselves part of the elite. The two men were instructors in the community of pickup artists—men who obsessively…
What started as a peaceful demonstration against a black man killed by police devolved into a black man shooting another black man for no apparent reason. It all happened right in front of me. CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — A second night of protests over the police killing of a black man ended with another black…
This is a speech that I wrote for a local event. I thought I’d post it on Medium because it might help explain some context to white people. Recently, I was the only person of color in a discussion group about race. Always fun for us. During the first meeting, I introduced myself by saying that…
Black men who try to avoid an encounter with Boston police by fleeing may have a legitimate reason to do so — and should not be deemed suspicious — according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Citing Boston police data and a 2014 report by the ACLU of Massachusetts that found blacks were disproportionately…
Michelle Yaa does not feel she converted to Comfa, the Afro-American religion practiced in Guyana. “I call it an awakening.” she says. “It’s just waking up.” Yaa, like increasing numbers of the African diaspora, decided to stop practicing Christianity in favor of a religion of African heritage. Raised a Seventh Day Adventist, she spent…
In March, North Carolina state legislators banned transgender people from peeing in the bathroom of their choosing. According to the law, HB2 or the “bathroom bill,” when you’re in public building—a government agency, a public school, whatever—the gender listed on your birth certificate is the only one that matters. You remember the initial hubbub: North…
Much has been written about how sexism dictates whether a garment gets usable pockets. While class unquestionably plays a part, men’s clothing tends to have capacious, visible pockets; women’s clothing tends to have small pockets, if any at all. Content with their pockets, men have little to say about them, but women have been complaining…
Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari.ABC As Jimmy Kimmel noted in his opening speech at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, this year marks the most inclusive ceremony ever, with a wide variety of nonwhite creators and performers nominated throughout the night. Among those nominees were Master of None co-creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, who…