Being the “other”

Atrios on the terrorist attacks after 9-11 we seem to have forgotten about. Demi on courage. Aziz on Shahed’s post on 9-11 and Ramadan. Technorati Tags: 9/11

State of Formation – Every Land is #Ferguson. There is a power in raising our hands for Ferguson. We do not raise our hands like the Illuminati or a Rockefella [sicknowledge]; we do not raise our hands to act out an NWA lyric; we do not even raise our hands in an “Allah Akbar.” Instead, we raise our hands in surrender. Our submission is to the police. The power in raising our hands is with the police. It’s not an act of agency, but a recognition of the value(lessness) of brown and black bodies. This submission to authoritarianism should concern…