As we walked through the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I pushed my grandfather in a wheelchair he had… — Clint Smith African american Copy Share Image
Supporting black professional athletes was taken seriously in my home. — Clint Smith Athletes Copy Share Image
A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and… — Clint Smith Colts Copy Share Image
It is easy not to support the death penalty when there is doubt about the culpability of the person sitting in the… — Clint Smith Death Copy Share Image
In an effort to create a culture within my classroom where students feel safe sharing the intimacies of their own silences, I… — Clint Smith Beginning Copy Share Image
Each holiday season, as family members arrive and couches are unfolded, my household settles into a palpable nostalgia. Poorly designed photo albums… — Clint Smith Brotherhood Copy Share Image
Being incarcerated does not mean being devoid of the capacity to learn, grow, and think, and it's critical that prisons provide spaces… — Clint Smith Being Copy Share Image
“We are charred vessels vestiges of wood & wonder anchors tethered to our bows. It is the irony of a ship burning… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
In my hometown of New Orleans, grief is a public spectacle that, somewhat paradoxically, necessitates celebration. The dead are not mourned so… — Clint Smith Dance Copy Share Image
With 'Black Panther,' black artists were provided with the opportunity and agency to create art that captures the full range of their… — Clint Smith Art Copy Share Image
“We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't,"… — Clint Smith Communication Copy Share Image
Abolition seemed a fantasy when Frederick Douglass called for all slaves to be released. — Clint Smith Abolition Copy Share Image
Advocating for affirmative action through the prism of diversity may be more politically palatable, but it will inevitably yield insufficient results. — Clint Smith Action Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that there are days of my life when I'm not confronted with racism. For some, that may seem hyperbolic,… — Clint Smith Days Copy Share Image
Empathy should not be contingent on our proximity to suffering or the likelihood of it happening to us. Rather, it should stem… — Clint Smith Disdain Copy Share Image
When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire… — Clint Smith Country Copy Share Image
While violence is part of what it means to be part of the black diaspora in the United States, that is not… — Clint Smith Black Copy Share Image
When we say that black lives matter, it's not because others don't: it's simply because we must affirm that we are worthy… — Clint Smith Black Copy Share Image
To be an Arsenal fan is to convince yourself that you can no longer support a team that disappoints you, only to… — Clint Smith Better Copy Share Image
I've been a follower of Arsenal Football Club since I was ten years old. — Clint Smith Arsenal Copy Share Image
Sometimes sports serves as a reprieve from politics, and sometimes it serves as an extension of it. — Clint Smith Extension Copy Share Image
This idea of shared humanity and the connections that we make with one another - that's what, in fact, makes life worth… — Clint Smith Connections Copy Share Image
The most important and brave thing someone can do, I think, in the face of dehumanization, is to continue to assert their… — Clint Smith Brave Copy Share Image
Black artists deserve the opportunity to create work without the burden of alleviating the social ills plaguing many black communities. — Clint Smith Art Copy Share Image
