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Scalawag ignites important discussions about the diverse experiences in the South that shape our lives, relationships, and challenges. We elevate the perspectives of activists, artists, and writers to confront the true nature of Southern life, focusing on reality rather than misconceptions.

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From the Atlanta Race Massacre to Cop City: The AJC Incites Harm – Scalawag

2 weeks ago | scalawagmagazine.org | Aja Arnold

On Aug. 21, 2021, the editorial board of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) published its support for "Cop City"—a then-proposed $90 million training facility for police and fire personnel; the cost of which has since ballooned to over $109 million, according to the most recently available reports.
The Louisville Art Workshop was never just about art. It stood for community. – Scalawag

1 month ago | scalawagmagazine.org | Chadd Scott

The Louisville Art Workshop was never just about art. It wasn't even primarily about art. It stood for community. The workshop intentionally centered both the work of Louisville's local African American artists and the city's historically Black West End neighborhoods.
When Pensacola was a haven for Black music on the Chitlin’ Circuit – Scalawag

2 months ago | scalawagmagazine.org | Sierra Lyons

Despite being born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, I was unfamiliar with most of the colorfully rich Black music history the city holds until fairly recently, when I came across a blurb about its role in the Chitlin' Circuit on the town's website.
Marcus McDonald shares Charleston history and makes his own – Scalawag

Mar 11, 2025 | scalawagmagazine.org | Sheeka Sanahori

I almost didn't meet Marcus McDonald on a rainy fall day in Charleston, South Carolina. Wind gusts were strong enough to flip umbrellas and sweep them down the street, a far cry from the sunny, mid-70s days that Charleston typically delivers in October. Though conditions weren't ideal for a walking tour, I asked if we could push through. I wanted to learn as much as I could about Charleson's Black history for the short while I was in town.
Sci-fi, fantasy, and fascism – Scalawag

Feb 4, 2025 | 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.
Southern Cultures: A Scalawag Reading List – Scalawag

Jan 6, 2025 | scalawagmagazine.org | Tea Troutman

Southern culture describes both the lived experience of folks living in and native to the South, as well as the way "The South" is conceptualized in cultural discourses. This year, Scalawag's contributors wrote on the importance of preserving spaces created by Black and queer Southerners as safe havens to live, love, and collectively struggle.
Abolitionist Politics and Incarcerated Perspectives: A Scalawag Reading List – Scalawag

Dec 30, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Tea Troutman

As an Abolitionist publication, stories focused on the prison industrial complex—as well as all carceral social systems that discipline us into policing ourselves and one another—remain Scalawag's foremost publishing priority. When editor Ko Bragg launched pop justice she wrote, "We did not come out of the womb abolitionists, but many of us feel born into this work.
Climate Resilience: A Scalawag Reading List – Scalawag

Dec 23, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Tea Troutman

Climate change and the frequent extreme weather events it causes have ushered in an epoch marked by successive disasters that plague Southern communities at a disproportionately higher rate than their regional counterparts. Scalawag has long centered environmental racism and the Southern tradition of resisting it in our publishing and this year was no exception.
After Helene and Milton, Farmworkers Play an Outsized Role in the Cleanup – Scalawag

Dec 18, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Siri Chilukuri

When Hurricanes Helene and Milton blew through the South in the middle of hurricane season, it was clear that despite past hurricanes carving paths through the region, this time would be different. This was true for so many people and communities that stood in the path of destruction—especially farmworkers. The flooding of fields with debris and stormwater would mean a loss of jobs for many farmworkers who had their season cut short. The damage was severe.
South to South: A Scalawag Reading List – Scalawag

Dec 16, 2024 | scalawagmagazine.org | Tea Troutman

Scalawag has traditionally been a publication focused on amplifying the creativity and lived experience of American Southerners. In 2023, we as a publication moved beyond the loosely defined borders of our South, as the political moment demanded we give voice to the intertwined histories of struggle and shared cultures of our South alongside the Global South.