Op-Ed: Black August Is More Than History—It's A Mandate For Action

Op-Ed: Black August Is More Than History—It's A Mandate For Action

Source: MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images / Getty This is Black August, and we ought to do something to further the Black radical tradition. While it is easy to bemoan the plight of our nation or self-soothe by over-indexing on entertainment, we should channel the determination and conviction of our ancestors. More than the last exhale of summer, August figures prominently in the Black experience. Originating in the 1970s, Black Au…

Op-Ed: Black August Is More Than History—It’s A Mandate For Action

Source: MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images / Getty This is Black August, and we ought to do something to further the Black radical tradition. While it is easy to bemoan the plight of our nation or self-soothe by over-indexing on entertainment, we should channel the determination and conviction of our ancestors. More than the last exhale of summer, August figures prominently in the Black experience. Originating in the 1970s, Black Au…