George Dewey Yancy (born June 3, 1961) is an American philosopher who is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

. He is a distinguished ''Montgomery Fellow'' at

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, one of the college's highest honors. In 2019–20, he was the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

's Inaugural Provost's Distinguished Visiting Faculty Fellow. He is the editor for

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' "Philosophy of Race" book series. He is known for his work in

critical whiteness studies Whiteness studies is the study of the structures that produce white privilege, the examination of what whiteness is when analyzed as a race, a culture, and a source of systemic racism, and the exploration of other social phenomena generated by the ...

critical philosophy of race Critical race theory (CRT) is a cross-disciplinary examination, by social movement, social and Civil and political rights, civil-rights scholars and activists, of how law in the United States, laws, social and political movements, and media sh ...

, critical phenomenology (especially racial embodiment), and African American philosophy, and has written, edited, or co-edited more than 20 books. In his capacity as an academic scholar and a public intellectual, he has published over 200 combined scholarly articles, chapters, and interviews that have appeared in professional journals, books, and at various news sites. Yancy has authored numerous influential essays and conducted interviews at both ''The New York Times'' philosophy column "The Stone," and at Truthout. Additionally, he has published at ''CounterPunch'', ''The Guardian'', ''Inside Higher Ed'', and ''The Chronicle of Higher Education''. At "Academic Influence," Yancy has been called one of the top 10 influential philosophers in the decade spanning 2010–2020, due in part to the number of citations and web presence.

Education and career

Yancy received his B.A. in philosophy from the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sou ...

in 1985, his M.A. in philosophy from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

in 1987, his M.A. in Africana studies from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

(NYU) in 2004, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsbu ...

with distinction in 2005. He began teaching at Duquesne in 2005, progressing from assistant professor to full professor in just eight years, 2005–2013. After teaching at Duquesne for ten years, he moved to teach philosophy at Emory University in 2015. As an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, Yancy wrote his undergraduate honors thesis on

Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, philosopher, logician, and public intellectual. He had a considerable influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, linguistics, ...

's Sense Data theory. His honors thesis was directed by prominent American philosopher and epistemologist

Wilfrid Sellars Wilfrid Stalker Sellars (May 20, 1912 – July 2, 1989) was an American philosopher and prominent developer of critical realism, who "revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States". Life and career His father ...

. Also at Pitt, he studied

Kant Immanuel Kant (, , ; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German Philosophy, philosopher and one of the central Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemolo ...

under

Nicholas Rescher Nicholas Rescher (; ; born 15 July 1928) is a German-American philosopher, polymath, and author, who has been a professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh since 1961. He is chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science and was for ...

, studied with

Adolf Grunbaum Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinisation (literature), Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German language, German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, L ...

Freud Sigmund Freud ( , ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies explained as originating in conflicts in ...

's theory of religion, studied

Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centur ...

under

John Haugeland John Haugeland (; March 13, 1945 – June 23, 2010) was a professor of philosophy, specializing in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, phenomenology, and Heidegger. He spent most of his career at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by ...

, and took a graduate seminar on Plato taught by

Mary Louise Gill Mary Louise Gill is the David Benedict Professor of Classics and Philosophy at Brown University. Her work primarily focuses on Plato, Aristotle, and other (primarily Greek) ancient philosophers. Education and career Gill received a bachelor's ...

, and modern philosophy under

Annette Baier Annette Claire Baier (née Stoop; 11 October 1929 – 2 November 2012) was a New Zealand philosopher and Hume scholar, focused in particular on Hume's moral psychology. She was well known also for her contributions to feminist philosophy and to ...

. Yancy also took a course entitled Human Nature taught by prominent political theorist John W. Chapman, which explored questions of human nature from Plato to Marx, Sartre, Freud and Skinner. While at Yale University, he took graduate seminars with eminent philosophers such as

John Edwin Smith John Edwin Smith (May 27, 1921 - December 7, 2009) was an American philosopher and Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He served as president of the American Philosophical Society, Eastern Division, the American Theological Society, ...

(on pragmatism),

Maurice Natanson Maurice Alexander Natanson (November 26, 1924 – August 16, 1996) was an American philosopher "who helped introduce the work of Jean-Paul Sartre and Edmund Husserl in the United States". He was a student of Alfred Schutz at the New School for S ...

(on the thought of Alfred Schutz), Rulon Wells (on the philosophy of G. W. Leibniz), and others. While at New York University, Yancy took a seminar on democracy with political and economic theorist

Leonard Wantchekon Leonard Wantchekon is a Beninese economist and professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and an affiliate of the Economics Department at Princeton University. He taught at Yale Un ...

, a Black history course with historian Robert Hinton, and a seminar with poet

Kamau Brathwaite The Honourable Edward Kamau Brathwaite, CHB (; 11 May 1930 – 4 February 2020), was a Barbadian poet and academic, widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon.Staff (2011)"Kamau Brathwaite." New York University, D ...

in which Yancy was exposed to surrealism, magical realism, and radical decolonial ways to rethink W. Shakespeare's The Tempest. The Consortium that existed between NYU and Columbia University allowed Yancy to enroll in a seminar on Gender and the Diaspora taught by cultural anthropologist Donna Daniels at Columbia University. Yancy also wrote his MA thesis under the direction of Columbia University's comparative literary theorist

Farah Griffin Farah Jasmine Griffin (born 1963) is an American academic and professor specializing in African-American literature. She is William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies, chair of the African Am ...

. While at Duquesne University, Yancy wrote his dissertation on race and embodiment under philosopher Fred Evans.

Media appearances

Yancy has been interviewed on various radio stations throughout the U.S. He has also appeared in two documentaries, the six-episode series ''Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story'' (2018), and ''Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence'' (2019).

"Dear White America"

In 2015 Yancy published an article in the ''

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philosophy column, The Stone, entitled "Dear White America". The article generated considerable controversy, resulting in him receiving large amounts of hate mail and harassment. This experience later helped convince the

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to issue a statement denouncing bullying and harassment. It also resulted in Yancy being added to the

Professor Watchlist Professor Watchlist is a website, run by conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA, that lists academic staff which Turning Point believes "discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values and advance leftist ...

, a website which purports to document anti-conservative college professors, in 2016. He received over 1,000 messages of support. 68 philosophers and intellectuals signed a letter in his defense, supporting his freedom and the freedom of others to engage in philosophical discussions regarding major social and political issues. In response to being placed on the Professor Watchlist, Yancy wrote an opinion piece in ''The New York Times'' entitled "I am a Dangerous Professor."

Works

Books

* ''In Sheep's Clothing: The Idolatry of White Christian Nationalism.'' Edited by George Yancy and Bill Bywater. Separate introductions by George Yancy and Bill Bywater; Forword by J. Kameron Carter. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). * ''Until Our Lungs Give Out: Conversations on Race, Justice, and the Future.'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). * ''Black Men from Behind the Veil: Ontological Interrogations.'' Edited and introduction by George Yancy (Lexington Books, 2022). * ''Across Black Spaces: Essays and Interviews from an American Philosopher.'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) * ''Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections.'' Co-edited and Introductory comments with Emily McRae (Lexington Books, 2019) * ''Educating For Critical Consciousness.'' Edited with Introduction by George Yancy (Routledge, 2019) * ''Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America.'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) * ''On Race: 34 Conversations in a Time of Crisis.'' (Oxford University Press, 2017) * ''Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race in America, Second Edition.'' Foreword by Linda Alcoff. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) * ''Our Black Sons Matter: Mothers Talk about Fears, Sorrows, and Hopes.'' Co-edited with Maria del Guadalupe Davidson and Susan Hadley. Introduction by George Yancy. Afterword by Farah Jasmine Griffin. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). This book was a STARRED Review and was also selected as the Booklist Top 10 List of the Best Diverse Nonfiction Titles in 2017. * ''White Self-Criticality beyond Anti-Racism: How Does It Feel to Be a White Problem?'' Edited with introduction by George Yancy. (Lexington Books, 2015) * ''Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect.'' (Critical Social Thought Series). Co-edited with Maria Del Guadalupe Davidson. Co-authored Introduction and additional submission of chapter. (Routledge, 2014) * ''Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Manifestations of Racial Dynamics.'' Co-edited and co-authored Introduction with Janine Jones and additional submission of chapter. (Lexington Books, 2013). The first paperback edition of this book was published in 2014 along with a new preface written by the editors. * ''Look, A White! Philosophical Essays on Whiteness.'' Foreword by Naomi Zack. (Temple University Press, 2012) * ''Christology and Whiteness: What Would Jesus Do?'' Edited with Introduction by George Yancy. (Routledge, 2012) * ''Reframing the Practice of Philosophy: Bodies of Color, Bodies of Knowledge.'' Edited with Introduction and chapter by George Yancy. (SUNY Press, 2012) * ''Therapeutic Uses of Rap and Hip-Hop.'' Co-edited and co-authored Introduction with Susan Hadley. (Routledge, 2011) * ''The Center Must Not Hold: White Women Philosophers on the Whiteness of Philosophy.'' Foreword by Sandra Harding. Edited with Introduction by George Yancy. (Lexington Books, 2010). The Center Must Not Hold: White Women Philosophers on the Whiteness of Philosophy was reprinted in paperback edition in 2011. * ''Critical Perspectives on bell hooks.'' Co-edited with Maria Del Guadalupe Davidson. Co-authored Introduction and additional submission of chapter. (Routledge, 2009) * ''Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race.'' Foreword by Linda Alcoff. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008). Received Honorable Mention from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. * ''Philosophy in Multiple Voices.'' Edited with Introduction by George Yancy. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007). Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award for 2009. * ''Narrative Identities: Psychologists Engaged in Self-Construction.'' Co-edited with Susan Hadley. Preface by Yancy and Hadley. (Jessica Kingsley Press, 2005) * ''White on White/Black on Black.'' Foreword by Cornel West. Edited with Introduction and chapter by George Yancy. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005). Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award for 2005. * ''What White Looks Like: African American Philosophers on the Whiteness Question.'' Edited with Introduction and chapter by George Yancy. (Routledge, 2004) * ''The Philosophical I: Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy.'' Edited with Introduction and chapter by George Yancy. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002) * ''Cornel West: A Critical Reader.'' Afterword by Cornel West. Edited with Introduction and chapter by George Yancy. (Blackwell Publishers, 2001) * ''African-American Philosophers: 17 Conversations.'' Edited with Introduction, and all interviews conducted by George Yancy. (Routledge, 1998). Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award for 1999.

''The New York Times'' and ''Truthout'' articles and interviews conducted by Yancy

* (With Liat Ben-Moshe), "Institutions Often Treat Disability and Mental Health Not With Care But Violence." June 15, 2023. * (With

Joe Feagin Joe Richard Feagin (last name pronounced ; born May 6, 1938) is an American sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues, especially in regard to the United States. He is currently the Ella C. M ...

), "How Can We Resist Book Bans? This Banned Author Has Ideas." May 18, 2023. * (With Idil Abdillahi), "Jordan Neely Is Being Blamed for His Own Death Due to Sanism and Racism." May 5, 2023. * (With Subini Annamma), "Let's Confront Ideas of 'Normality' -- They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism." April 11, 2023. * (With

Laurence Ralph Laurence Ralph is an American writer, filmmaker and researcher. He is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and the Director of Center on Transnational Policing. Ralph's research interests include urban ethnography, disability studie ...

), "Policing Does Not Have Problems -- It is the Problem." April 8, 2023. * (with Talila A. Lewis), "Incarceration and Ableism Go Hand in Hand, Says Abolitionist Talila Lewis." January 8, ₵2023. * (with Talila A. Lewis), "Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts." January 3, 2023. * "Let's Honor Kevin Johnson by Dismantling the Systems that Failed Him," December 3, 2022. * (with Christine Wieseler), "The 'Problem' Isn't Disabled Bodies, It's the Violent Structure of Our Society." October 11, 2022. * (with Joel Michael Reynolds), "Ableism Organizes Most Social Life. How Do We Dismantle It?" September 25, 2022. * (with

Frank B. Wilderson III Frank B. Wilderson III (born April 11, 1956) is an American writer, dramatist, filmmaker and critic. He is a full professor of drama and African American studies at the University of California, Irvine. He received his BA in government and philoso ...

), "Afropessimism Forces US to Rethink Our Most Basic Assumptions About Society," September 14, 2022. * "Innocent White People Are Also Complicit in the Anti-Black Murders in Buffalo," May 17, 2022. * (with

Robin D. G. Kelley Robin Davis Gibran Kelley (born March 14, 1962) is an American historian and academic, who is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA. From 2006 to 2011, he was Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Sout ...

). "Robin Kelley: White Indifference Is Normalizing Spectacular Acts of Violence," May 5, 2022. * "If the State of the World Makes You Want to Scream, You're Not Alone," April 11, 2022. * (with

Adele Norris Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...

), "Anti-Black Racism IS Global. So Must Be the Movement to End It," March 14, 2022. * "Death Surrounds US: We Cannot Ignore Its Reality, or Its Mystery," February 5, 2022. * "Death Is for the Living." (The New York Times, physical copy). Tuesday, January 4, 2022, A16. * "What I learned About Death From 7 Religious Scholars, 1 Atheist and My Father," January 2, 2022. * "bell hooks, We Will Always Rage On With You," December 21, 2021. * "George Floyd Isn't in the Headlines, But Trauma Continues for Black Men Like Me," November 9, 2021. * "No, Black People Can't Be 'Racist,'" October 20, 2021. * (with

Mark Lewis Taylor Mark Lewis Taylor (born February 3, 1951) is Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Theology and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary. His major interests are in the political philosophy of religious practices and theological discourse, particularly in ...

). "Christianity IS Empty If It Doesn't Address the Racist Carceral State," September 26, 2021. * (with Brian Burkhart). "US Founders Demonized Indigenous People While Coopting Their Political Practices," August 15, 2021. * (with Akwugo Emejulu). "Black Feminist 'Back Talk' Anchors Resistance on Both Sides of the Atlantic," July 17, 2021. * (with

Kelly Brown Douglas Kelly Delaine Brown Douglas is an African-American Episcopal priest, womanist theologian, and the inaugural Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She is also the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedr ...

). "Black Womanist Theology Offers Hope in the Face of White Supremacy," June 19, 2021. * (with

Robin D.G. Kelley Robin Davis Gibran Kelley (born March 14, 1962) is an American historian and academic, who is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA. From 2006 to 2011, he was Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Sout ...

). "The Tulsa Race Massacre Went Way Beyond "Black Wall Street"", June 1, 2021. * (with

David Roediger David R. Roediger (born July 13, 1952) is the Foundation Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Kansas, where he has been since the fall of 2014. Previously, he was an American Kendrick C. Babcock Professor o ...

). "It's Time for 'Whiteness as Usual' to End: How do we overcome the death wish of white supremacy?", May 23, 2021. * (with

Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...

). "Chomsky: Big Pharma Cares More About Profiting From COVID Than Human Survival", May 10, 2021. * (with

). "Chomsky: Protests Unleashed by Murder of George Floyd Exceed All in US History", May 7, 2021. * "Being 'Anti-Racist' Isn't Enough. The Violence of Whiteness Itself Must Be Exposed", April 5, 2021. * (with

Chelsea Watego Chelsea Joanne Watego (formerly Bond, born 1978/1979) is an Aboriginal Australian academic and writer. She is a Mununjali Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman and is currently Professor of Indigenous Health at Queensland University of Techno ...

). "'I Can't Breathe' Is a Cry Well Known to Black Indigenous People in Australia", March 24, 2021. * (with

Susannah Heschel Susannah Heschel (born 15 May 1956) is an American scholar and the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. The author and editor of numerous books and articles, she is a Guggenheim Fellow and the recipient of ...

). "White Supremacist Christianity Drives Trump's Loyal Mob. We Must Scream It Down", March 12, 2021. * (with

Cornel West Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and ...

). "Cornel West: The Whiteness of Harvard and Wall Street IS 'Jim Crow, New Style'", March 5, 2021. * (with Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor). "White Journalists' Use of the N-Word IS an Intolerable Assault on Black Freedom", February 27, 2021. * (with Jacob Kehinde Olupona). "Death Has Many Names", February 14, 2021. * (with

Peniel E. Joseph Peniel E. Joseph is an American scholar, teacher, and public voice on race issues especially the history of the Black power movement. He holds a joint professorship appointment at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in at ...

). "The Capitol Siege Was White Supremacy in Action. Trial Evidence Confirms that", February 13, 2021. * (with Pedro A. Noguera). "Education Will Be Critical in the Fight for Democracy and Anti-Racism", February 5, 2021. * (with Joy James). "Reaching Beyond 'Black Faces in High Places' : An Interview with Joy James", February 1, 2021. * "Let's Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump's Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists", January 25, 2021. * (with

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). "We Have to Let White Supremacy Die in Order to Truly Live", January 17, 2021. * (with

Eric Foner Eric Foner (; born February 7, 1943) is an American historian. He writes extensively on American political history, the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party, African-American biography, the American Civil War, Reconstru ...

). "Capitol Mob Reveals Ongoing Refusal to Accept Black Votes as Legitimate", January 12, 2021. * (with Che Gossett), "Black Trans Feminist Thought Can Set Us Free", December 9, 2020. * (with

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). "Of Death and Consequences", December 8, 2020. * (with

Mari Matsuda Mari J. Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professorKo, Lisa, "Opinions: the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," ''The New York Times,'' October 14, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of H ...

). "Trump Is Attacking Critical Race Theory Because it is a Force for Liberation", November 18, 2020. * (with

Eduardo Mendieta Eduardo Mendieta (born 28 December 1963) is a Colombian-born Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University, and acting director of the Rock Ethics Institute. Mendieta's research focuses on Ethics, Political philos ...

). "Trump's Lying About COVD Amounts to Treason", November 1, 2020. * (with

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting is a feminist scholar and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of French in the Department of French language, French and Italian language, Italian at Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science, ...

). "Founded on Inequality, Can the US Ever Be Truly Democratic and Inclusive?" October 31, 2020. * (with

Todd May Todd Gifford May (born May 13, 1955) is a political philosopher who writes on topics of anarchism, poststructuralism, and post-structuralist anarchism. More recently he has published books on existentialism and moral philosophy. He is currentl ...

). "How Should an Atheist Think About Death?", October 20, 2020. * (with Brook Ziporyn). "How to Die (Without Trying)", September 16, 2020. * (with

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). "Don't Fear Dying. Fear Violence", July 29, 2020. * (with Woojin Lim). "George Yancy: To Be Black in the US is to Have a Knee Against Your Neck Each Day", July 18, 2020. * (with

). "Confronting Prejudice Isn't Enough. We Must Eradicate the White Racial Frame", June 30, 2020. * (with Todd May). "Policing Is Doing What It Was Meant To Do. That's the Problem", June 21, 2020. * (with

). "Noam Chomsky: Trump Has Adopted a 'Viva Death!' Approach to the Presidency", June 5, 2020. * (with Karen Teel). "I believe that I Would See Her Again", May 20, 2020. * "Ahmaud Arbery and the Ghosts of Lynchings Past", May 12, 2020. * (with

Judith Butler Judith Pamela Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminism, queer theory, and literary theory. In 1993, Butler ...

). "Judith Butler: Mourning Is a Political Act Amid the Pandemic and Its Disparities", April 30, 2020. * (with Moulie Vidas). "What Judaism Teaches Us About the Fear of Death", March 26, 2020. * (with Geshe Dadul Namgyal). "How Does a Buddhist Monk Face Death?", February 26, 2020. * "Facing the Fact of My Death", February 3, 2020. * "Dear God, Are You There?", August 7, 2019. * (with

). "When Killing Women Isn't a Crime", July 10, 2019. * (with

). "Power Is Everywhere, but Love Is Supreme", May 29, 2019. * "Why White People Need Blackface", March 4, 2019. * "#IAm Sexist", October 24, 2018. * (with

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). "The Pain and Promise of Black Women in Philosophy", June 18, 2018. * "Should I Give Up on White People?", April 16, 2018. * (with

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) "James Bond is a Wimp", February 26, 2018. * "Will America Choose King's Dream or Trump's Nightmare?", January 15, 2018. * (with David Kyuman Kim). "An Open Letter of Love to Kim Jong-un", November 13, 2017. * (with

) "On Trump and the State Of the Union", July 5, 2017. * "Is Your God Dead?", June 19, 2017. * "It's Black History Month. Look in the Mirror", February 9, 2017. * "I am a Dangerous Professor", November 30, 2016 * (with

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) "The Perils of being a Black Philosopher", April 18, 2016. * "Dear White America", December 24, 2015. * (with

bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks, was an American author and social activist who was Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. She is best known for her writings on ...

) "Buddhism, the Beats and Loving Blackness", December 10, 2015. * (with

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) "Whom Does Philosophy Speak?", October 9, 2015. * (with David Kim) "The Invisible Asian", October 8, 2015. * (with

Paul Gilroy Paul Gilroy (born 16 February 1956) is an English sociologist and cultural studies scholar who is the founding Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Race and Racism at University College, London (UCL). Gilroy is the 2019 ...

) "What 'Black Lives' Means in Britain", October 1, 2015. * (with

) "Cornel West: The Fire of a New Generation", August 19, 2015. * (with

) "American Racism in the 'White Frame'", July 27, 2015. * (with

John D. Caputo John David Caputo (born October 26, 1940) is an American philosopher who is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University. Caputo is a ma ...

) "Looking 'White' in the Face", July 2, 2015. * (with

Peter Singer Peter Albert David Singer (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher, currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, ...

) "Peter Singer: On Racism, Animal Rights and Human Rights", May 27, 2015. * (with

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) "Molefi Kete Asante: Why Afrocentricity?", April 6, 2015. * (with

Anthony Appiah Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah ( ; born 8 May 1954) is a philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist whose interests include political and moral theory, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah was ...

). "Kwame Anthony Appiah: The Complexities of Black Folk", April 16, 2015. * (with Emily Lee) "Asian, American, Woman, Philosopher", April 6, 2015. * (with

) "Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism", March 18, 2015. * (with Falguni A. Sheth). "How Liberalism and Racism are Wed", February 27, 2015. * (With Linda Alcoff), "Philosophy's Lost Body and Soul", February 4, 2015. * (With

). "What's Wrong With 'All Lives Matter?'", January 12, 2015. * (with Joy James). "Black Lives: Between Grief and Action", December 22, 2014. * (with

Shannon Sullivan Shannon Sullivan is chair and Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She teaches and writes on feminist philosophy, critical philosophy of race, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy. Sullivan is the ...

). "White Anxiety and the Futility of Black Hope", December 5, 2014. * (with Charles Mills). "Lost in Rawlsland"), November 16, 2014. * (with

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). "What '

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' really means", November 5, 2014. * "Walking While Black in the White Gaze'", September 1, 2013.

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