James PetersonJames Peterson OpinionBlack History in A Minor: Kendrick Lamar, Nativism, and the Price of Our Native LandBlack History refuses to be triumphant without sorrow. It is not celebratory without critique. It is not a simple "look how far we’ve come" narrative.April 23, 2025OpinionDEI Did ItAs we bear witness to the slow death of DEI—not diversity, equity, and inclusion itself, but the acronym—we must recognize the orchestrated campaign behind its demise.January 31, 2025OpinionWrestling with Public Education: Linda McMahon’s Nomination as Secretary of EducationThe choice of McMahon to lead the Department of Education signals a troubling shift in priorities.January 21, 2025OpinionA Note to the Owner of “Our Executive Slaves"You can hide behind the cloak of artificial intelligence, weaponize the inherent biases baked into those systems, or sow racial disinformation into the cultural bloodstream. But we see you.November 13, 2024OpinionSunsetting DEIThe dismantling of DEI is not just a corporate issue or a legal one; it’s a societal challenge that affects every institution in America, from education to healthcare to business.October 15, 2024OpinionSpringfield, USAOur charge is to tackle the turbulent waters of the current disinformation age, even when the topsy-turvy nature of it all infuriates and frustrates us.September 18, 2024OpinionChaos is a LadderThe 2024 presidential election cycle is trapped in the throes of chaos.July 31, 2024OpinionNobody Doubts It: Our Perennial Return to Frederick Douglass’ Soaring RhetoricOne of the unmitigatedly Black customs of America’s July 4 celebration has become the intentional circulation of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” speech.July 2, 2024OpinionThe Art of the Repair: Imagining a Reparative Possibility for the University of the Arts, Lincoln University, and the Barnes FoundationWhat if Philadelphia’s University of the Arts could be repurposed as an addition to Lincoln University’s institutional footprint in Philadelphia?June 16, 2024OpinionThe Commencement Story and the Rhymes of HistoryThis season of commencement proceedings has been different. In a moment when there has been a chilling effect on free speech across college campuses, the commencement address has become fraught with anxiety.May 31, 2024Page 1 of 1
