Sherronda J. Brown

2 months ago | scalawagmagazine.org | Sherronda J. Brown

After being sworn in, the current U.S. president spoke to an audience of billionaires and tech CEOs about numerous plans for his second term in office. Among them is an endeavor reminiscent of a sci-fi novel or fantasy epic: broadening U.S. expansionism beyond Earth and deeper into space.

Oct 30, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Cordell Jones |Tea Troutman |Sherronda J. Brown |Sierra Lyons

Skip to content Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS "Through strong communal leadership, the preservation of our vibrant history, and effective advocacy for issues that concern our community, it is possible to change the overwhelmingly downtrodden narrative. Therefore, I choose to spotlight the work of the Maven Leadership Collective and The Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library." Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS Understanding the history of (anti-)communism, particularly in the American South,...

Aug 26, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Sherronda J. Brown

Welcome to Abolition Week 2024. This year, our focus is Empire, its endless expansion, and the carceral technologies that make it possible. We have invited incarcerated and other systems-impacted writers to explore how the combined forces of Western imperialism and plantation legacies produce carceral logics globally, creating the conditions that fuel genocidal arrangements in the US South, Palestine, and other parts of the world.

Apr 6, 2023 | prismreports.org | Sherronda J. Brown

Centering LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and people of color, Prism’s Gender Justice for Liberation series draws from current events and lived experiences to explore the roots of today’s most urgent issues and oppressions, and highlight how we are reimagining a world transformed by gender justice and all of its joy, abundance, community, diversity, and promise. The gender binary is a carceral ideology.

Mar 28, 2023 | prismreports.org | Sherronda J. Brown

There are currently more than 400 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills across the U.S., with over 150 specifically targeting trans people. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), this is the highest number on record. The nation is also seeing a rise in anti-abortion legislation since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.