Honoring Kalief Browder on His Birthday
Kalief Browder died seven years ago today when he was only 22 years old. He would’ve turned 29 had his life not been destroyed by…
Free Palestine 74 Years After the Nakba
I used to be severely ignorant about the exact monstrosities Palestinians have suffered through not only since Nakba in 1948 (74 years ago) but also…
There Is No Safety For All Without the Abolition of …
Now, somehow even more so than two years ago during the height of the anti-police violence protests, our only option for achieving true public safety…
Free Black Mamas on Mother’s Day
Over the past several years, National Bail Out—a Black-led collective of organizers, lawyers, and activists, has worked to free Black mamas from jails across the…
Honoring Papahānaumoku on Earth Day
Indigenous people have always considered Mother Earth or Papahānaumoku in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi to be our living, breathing kūpuna for which we must care. It wasn’t…
Justice for Iremamber Sykap Means Abolishing HPD
One year ago, 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap was shot and killed by three HPD officers. In August, Honolulu District Court Judge William Domingo found no probable…
Don’t Call It A Hate Crime
Over the past few years, Asian people have repeatedly been violently targeted by white men (primarily) due to sinophobic rhetoric from politicians on both sides,…
Women I Admire on International Women’s Day
Every year on International Women’s Day, I celebrate the women in my life who I’m lucky enough to call family and friends. Since I already…
Communism is the Only Way Forward
Last March I wrote a long rave about Socialism and why we should transition toward a Socialist society instead of a Capitalist one. Of course,…