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The Problem with Bad Universals; or, Why Today “Black Lives Matter” includes “All Lives Matter,” but “All Lives Matter” does not include “Black Lives Matter” (June 19,2020)

The protests following the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis has brought back into prominence the phrase, “Black Lives Matter.” This has resulted in such admittedly symbolic but still necessary gestures as the Mayor of Washington renaming a portion of 16th Street leading up to the White House Black Lives Matter Plaza. The phraseContinue reading “The Problem with Bad Universals; or, Why Today “Black Lives Matter” includes “All Lives Matter,” but “All Lives Matter” does not include “Black Lives Matter” (June 19,2020)”

On Hope Today, June 4, 2020

Today, Time magazine released a prose poem by Titus Kaphar entitled “I Cannot Sell You This Painting,” intended to accompany his painting that appears on the cover of the June 15 issue of the magazine. It is deeply moving and powerful short work, and I would encourage everyone to read and meditate on it. (I have posted linksContinue reading “On Hope Today, June 4, 2020”