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Prince Shakur


Prince Shakur is a queer, Jamaican-American writer and activist whose work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Electric Literature, and AfroPunk. He is writing a memoir on his political coming of age and Afro-Caribbean masculinity.

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The pandemic proves that government fails Black America

Now we must save ourselves.

On Apr 15, 2020 by Prince Shakur

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‘American Dirt’ is a metaphor for a white country built on the back of immigrants

The white man’s burden becomes the white writer’s burden.

On Jan 25, 2020 by Prince Shakur

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7 breakthroughs in Black media in 2019

From 'Watchmen' to Noname's Book Club, a look at the year's major moments.

On Nov 29, 2019 by Prince Shakur

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Amber Guyger’s guilty verdict isn’t enough

Guyger is still the exception, not the rule.

On Oct 2, 2019 by Prince Shakur

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When gay Black men disappear, who is held accountable?

It took two men’s deaths and two years to start holding Ed Buck accountable.

On Sep 24, 2019 by Prince Shakur

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Gun reform needs to address the issues faced by Black Americans

The policies proposed by the Parkland students are a good start—but they're not perfect.

On Mar 29, 2018 by Prince Shakur

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Living with the constant threat of death as a Black American

As Erica Garner showed, choosing a path of activism does not make for a longer life in a Black body.

On Feb 2, 2018 by Prince Shakur

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