In Charlotte, North Carolina, the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott by police officer Brentley Vinson has mobilized a series of multi-day protests and riots in response to yet another instance of state-sanctioned violence and the premature death of black people. According to reports, plainclothes officers in the same vicinity as Scott and his SUV… Continue reading Are Peace and Violence Against Blacks Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Author: Ishmael Bishop
Ishmael Bishop is a queer, black writer from Wilson, NC. He is a recent alumnus of UNC-Chapel Hill and is constantly thinking about what he's doing with his hands. He has written for a number of publications such as Counterpunch and his college newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel. You can read more of his work at ishmaelbishop.net.