Erin Robinson
A Letter to My Niece
As a baby, you knew nothing of the definitions the world was going to press onto you later in life—black, female, Southern. The world had not yet told you who you were, who you could or should be. You just were.
Feb 1, 2019
Striking Steel
“No matter how many centuries have been devoted to the official story that black people are shameful, we have been the grace note of American history. And yet if I am honest, shame is what I feel. Not in blackness though, in Americanness.”
Feb 1, 2019
Black America's State of Surveillance
This is not a broken system, it is a system working perfectly as intended, to the detriment of all.
Mar 30, 2015
What’s Happening in Illinois
The state is becoming a showcase of progressive legislation.
Jun 15, 2021
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How the Death Penalty Discriminates
States are reflecting on the racist history of capital punishment, but most lawmakers have done nothing about it.
Jun 15, 2021
A Century Later, a Little-Known Mass Hanging of Black Soldiers Still Haunts Us
100 years after one of the least-known and saddest chapters in American history, families of executed black soldiers have petitioned Trump for justice.
Dec 8, 2017
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The Sentencing of Derek Chauvin Is Punishment—Not Justice
The former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to twenty-two-and-one-half years for murdering George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Jun 25, 2021