Mar 31, 2021Updated Statement from Samaria Rice, Lisa Simpson, and the CollectiveOfficial Updated Statement from Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, Lisa Simpson, mother of Richard Risher, and the Collective **** After Tamir and Richard were murdered, when we had to bury our sons, we didn’t see ‘Black’, ‘Lives’, or ‘Matter’. Our DNA changed when our sons were murdered. It took…Samaria Rice4 min read
Published in GEN·Aug 25, 2020Why the Black Liberation Movement Needs to Be LeaderlessA revolution needs longevity more than it needs martyrs — This piece is part of The Uprising Marches On, a package on what’s next for the movement for Black lives. At the dawn of my tenure as a community organizer in Atlanta nearly seven years ago, the people with whom I organized all agreed that it was important that we…The Uprising Marches On7 min read
May 20, 2019Weezy F Baby: The ‘F’ is for Forever[pictured: Lil Wayne, center, with blink-182. image by: Randall Slavin] blink-182’s sophomore LP, ‘Dude Ranch,’ was dubbed one of the greatest pop-punk albums ever created by Rolling Stone. On Monday, May 6, blink-182 and Dwayne Carter, best known as Lil Wayne — who sits with twelve studio albums, nine collaborative…Lil Wayne8 min read
Jan 22, 2019The Woman in the BoyI have known sexual assault more intimately than I have known most of my sexual partners. For years, it has been central to a lot of my writing, my organizing practices, and the ways in which I navigate the world. In that way, sexual violence is not foreign to me…Black Women7 min read
Apr 24, 2018No Room To Be WearyFor the past week, I have felt alone and unrecognizably sad. I have been fatigued and irritable. These emotions are not unfamiliar to me, though, as I have lived with major chronic depression and anxiety since I was a child. …Mental Health3 min read
Sep 20, 2017Combining Words with ActionCombining Words with Action Written by: Da'Shaun Harrison and Clarissa Brooks In the following, Clarissa Brooks and I answer five important questions (listed below) about our introductions to organizing, the importance of reading as organizers, and we discuss some of our favorite writers and their work. What was your introduction…Reading6 min read
Sep 9, 2017Humans Caused Climate Change. Humans Have to Fix It.Written by: Da'Shaun Harrison Since the mid-1800s, rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased. This phenomenon, along with other drastic environmental shifts, is referred to as climate change. Climate change, as defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a change in Earth’s climate that…Climate Change6 min read
Aug 29, 2017Delivert: Queer Health and Christian DogmaWritten by: Da’Shaun Harrison Recently I have been wrestling with an inundating amount of queer-antagonism and most of it has been at the hands of Christians. [Not so] coincidentally, I have also been struggling with severe anxiety. This revelation is not new, for me or any other queer disabled person. …Mental Health3 min read
