The Rumpus Interview with Danez Smith
Poet Danez Smith discusses advocacy, translating spoken poetry for the page, and his new collection [Insert] Boy.
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Posts Tagged: George Zimmerman
“You’re Not Surprised, Are You?”
“Imagine a life in which you think of other people’s safety and comfort first, before your own. You’re programmed and taught that from the gate. It’s like the opposite of entitlement.” In light of George Zimmerman’s recent acquittal, drummer and producer Questlove reflects on “pie in the face” moments and what it means for him […]
...moreTa-Nehisi Coates’s Brilliant Take on the Zimmerman Verdict
Not to overload anyone on political coverage, but Ta-Nehisi Coates’s reaction to the George Zimmerman trial is an absolute must-read. In it, he looks at the actual legal text involved in the case and points out that what’s so deeply frightening about it isn’t that the verdict flouted the law; it’s that the law—and in many […]
...moreStaving-off-Despair Roundup
When there’s an injustice as great a man walking free after killing an unarmed teenager, at least we have writing to turn to. Our essays editor Roxane Gay has done some of that writing for Salon in a piece about the George Zimmerman trial titled “Racism is every American’s problem.”An essay or an Op-Ed won’t solve anything,” […]
...moreTrayvon Martin Roundup
The Sanford City commission has rejected police chief Bill Lee’s resignation. George Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for second-degree murder. Jelani Cobb on what it took to get Zimmerman arrested. “When law enforcement officers accept—without question—an admitted killer’s assertion that a homicide was justified because ‘he scared me,’ they license […]
...moreTrayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Roundup
The news broke earlier today that George Zimmerman will be charged for the killing of Trayvon Martin. The charge is second-degree murder. Something important to remember about this case: Trayvon Martin was killed 46 days ago. This only became a bit of a story less than a month ago. If not for the public outcry […]
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