In The Field: Resolving the Kaepernick-Carter Contradiction
Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, is a load-bearing figure for the Black excellence assimilationist imaginary, and Kaepernick's protest was a major moment and saga for Black politics of this century. They've been at odds for years, and that conflict seems to be coming to a head.
Black August honors Black political prisoners and freedom struggles throughout the diaspora. SCALAWAG invites you to recommit yourself to liberation movements and movement media.
Southern politics
Black politics needs more than better voting maps
We are not claiming that voting isn't important, or downplaying the fact that Republicans are racially motivated in their redistricting plans for Congress, state legislatures, and local governments. That is obvious.
Arts & Soul
Kindred
We are kin, not by crime or country, but by the fierce, shared knowing that we were always more than where they tried to put us.
Race & Place
raven e. freeborn on birth work amid the fifth anniversary of the Texas Abortion Ban
September 1, 2026, marked the fifth anniversary of Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, effectively banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Since SB 8 went into effect in 2021, maternal deaths in Texas have increased by 56 percent, sepsis rates have risen by 50 percent, and infant…
Essays & Letters
Surviving Fascism: Lessons from Jim Crow
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