by Feliks Garcia, Offsite Editor
Last week, the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown offered an occasion for many to look back on a year during which the country as a whole has forced to confront its racism — in particular its anti-Blackness, and the ways in which racialized police violence disproportionately affects Black Americans.
Black writers have taken to the page to reflect, engage, put words to the rage, sadness, and fear, to share what it’s like to live in a Black body: to live in a society where simply surviving is a political act.
We’ve compiled a list of writing published to commemorate the year that galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement; to speak the names of the dead and honor the living; and to consider the work that lies ahead.
“Young Black Writers: After Michael Brown,” LitHub
Featuring work by Roger Reeves, Morgan Parker, Angela Flournoy, and more.
“Notes From a Year of Resistance,” Those People
by Jayy Dodd
“Everyday Something Has Tried to Kill Me,” Buzzfeed
by Naomi Jackson
“Slow Poison: Even if the police don’t kill me, a lifetime of preparing for them just might,” PSMag, by Ezekial Kweku
To suggest any additions to this ongoing list, please send links to us on Twitter @theoffingmag.
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