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Cherry Speaks at Woodlands Community Temple

Recently I served on a panel at the Woodlands Community Temple in NY in which I discussed memory and forgiveness in times of injustice. It was an event that bought scholars and Rabbis together to talk about memory in the African American and Jewish traditions.

Cherry Speaks at the University of Michigan

I recently gave an invited talk at the University of Michigan on “The Curious Case of Black Rage and the Forgiving Heart.” It was an awesome audience. I really enjoyed thinking about these issues with them.    

A Book Review of Coates’ “Between the World and Me”

  The following was published at the Daily Nous for their “Philosophers On” Series (Aug. 18, 2015). The Conscious Gospel and its Shortcomings In the black community of the 1980’s and 1990’s, we had a term to refer to folks who understood the social structure, were in touch with black history, and who knew the […]

My Summer At PIKSI-Penn State

I am very grateful for the opportunity to have been selected to work at PIKSI Penn State this summer. I met some great people and I learned so much.

What To Do When You Get Bored

I am a workaholic. I am just beginning to embrace this part of myself. Admitting it is half the problem and trying to balance my life in spite of it is the other half. I am a workaholic for several reasons: 1) I enjoy my work. I am madly in love with writing and talking […]

How To Tackle Fear? Do What Scares You!

Don’t let fear block you from the door of opportunity. Be bold and courageous. Although fear may never go away 100%, it’s always worth going for what you want no matter how afraid you are.

How To Defeat Self-Confidence Killers

Without self-confidence, you won’t have the guts to do what you need to do and do it with excellence. Moreover, people won’t believe you when you do. Learn how to defeat self-confidence killers and maintain or regain the confidence you need to do what you have to do.

The UnMute Podcast: Episode 002 w/ Justin Clardy on Love

Our next episode is up. Go ahead and check it out. Here I chat with Justin Clardy about the nature of love, polyamory, and so much more. Press Play below and also head to the www.unmutepodcast.co for show notes and resources.

Introducing the UnMute Podcast

I have a new project that I’ve started for 2015. I have been in the business of making philosophy accessible for several years. This year I want to focus on doing it in a different way that will have a reach for beyond what I can do physically. In my twenties, I co-hosted a two […]

At Yale with Kristie Dotson and Jason Stanley

One of the most brilliant young philosophers I know is Kristie Dotson. If you don’t believe me google her, make sure you read the ground breaking paper she wrote “How Is this Paper Philosophy?”, or check her out in the Cool Q&A section of this site. She is an epistemologist who is purposed driven and fierce. […]

My Latest Piece at HuffPost: The Police and Their Masculinity Problem

  In this article I examine the role masculinity plays in police brutality and in civilian deaths at the hands of police. It is easy to confuse asserting your humanity and defending your life with asserting and defending your manhood. But it’s necessary to figure out the difference. It’s a matter of life and death. […]

Paper Invite for OUP Handbook of Philosophy and Race

I have been invited to write a paper for Oxford University Press Handbook of Philosophy and Race. My paper will be on the new racism that lurks within the criminal justice system. I’m looking forward to contributing and also reading other articles from my brilliant colleagues. The book is being edited by Naomi Zack. She […]

Presentation on Django and Masculinity

  Recently I had the opportunity to present a paper at the American Society for Aesthetics. The panel I sat on was on Slavery and Cinema. My paper was entitled “Man Up, Man Down: Django Unchained and Black Masculinity.” In the paper, I explore hegemonic masculinity in the Old South and explained how Django, in […]

New Piece: Praise the Lord or Praise the Person?

  Check out my latest piece where I argue that God should not be praised at the expense of denying praise for Human good. Here’s an excerpt: Humans should also be praised because positive reinforcement and validation teaches and encourages people to be better. Moral and character education has proven that the more we praise […]

Critical Philosophy of Race Journal Article

Some comrades and I (Liam Bright, Tina Botts, and & Quayshawn Spencer ) co-wrote an article called “What is the State of Blacks in Philosophy?”. It has been just published in Penn State’s “Critical Philosophy of Race” journal. It’s a piece that gives an empirical look into blacks in the US doing philosophy.  This is the empirical part […]

My Summer at the Rutgers Institute For Diversity in Philosophy

For almost twenty years, Howard McGary and the Rutger’s Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy have been doing their part to make the profession more diverse. This summer at the Institute, I served as a panelist as well as a mentor to undergraduate students for seven awesome days. I was inspired by them, amazed by […]

My Latest Piece at HuffPost: “What’s So Bad About Being Good”

My Latest Piece at HuffPost Examines what’s so bad about “acting like a man” and “acting like a Lady” from an Aristotelean and feminist perspective. You can check out the article Here. Excerpt is below. Please share with others. Gendered virtues also perpetuate patriarchy. To have “feminine virtues” like chastity, modesty and obedience is what […]

HuffPost Live Interview: Violence on Queer Black Women

I joined an important discussion about violence against Black Queer Women on HuffPost Live today. The episode was hosted by Marc Lamont Hill and guests included myself, Darnell Morre, Eboni Rafus, and Irene Monroe.  

My SAAP Talk

This past weekend, I attended and presented a paper at the 41st meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy in Denver, Colorado. My paper was “Acting Mean: Queering Hegemonic Masculinity through the Cultivation of Virtues.” It’s a shorter version of a larger project I am working on. The audience was gracious and […]

My SXSWedu Presentation: TEXTnology In The Classroom

I presented “TEXTnology in the Classroom” at SXSWedu 2014. The workshop was based on my texting experience in my philosophy classes and consisted of sharing best practices on how to use texting in the classroom.

Glenn Burke, Not Jason Collins, Was The First Openly Gay Athlete in Major Sports

  This pass Sunday, Jason Collins, became the first actively openly gay athlete in the four major sports in the United States when he played for the Brooklyn Nets against the Lakers. However, our limited view of history may have us all wrong about what the historical moment we thought was occurring. In 1976, a […]

The Hip-Hop Fellow (Trailer)

“The Hip-Hop Fellow” is a look into Producer 9th Wonder time as educator of Hip Hop at Harvard University. The Hip-Hop Fellow gives the 7 billion people who have not attended that prestigious institution a chance to bear witness to this historical moment, where the integration of hip-hop as an academic endeavor is finally accepted as […]

Inside “Masculinities”: A Free Online Journal

Does Masculinities studies sound strange to you? As a feminist I think it’s important that I see not only women as victims of patriarchy but men as well. Masculinities studies aim to examine the latter and so much more. There is a new journal covering work in Masculinity studies. You can visit the PDF version […]

Dare To Use The F-Word

Barnard College has a new podcast series called “Dare To Use The F-Word.” Of course F-Word stands for “Feminism”. Podcast titles such as “Perfection”, “Image and Media”, and “Street Harassment” is available for your listening pleasure. More from their website: Dare to Use the F-Word tells the stories of today’s feminists through the art, the […]

Russia Thanks Us for Our Intolerance

We would like to think that we are not like our once cold war enemy, Russia. “They” are intolerant and oppressive. And “they” are presently doing an injustice to gay people. But before we start throwing stones from our red, white, and blue glass house, we need to take a look at our own intolerance. […]

Dale Hansen On Micheal Sam

Michael Sam is a NFL prospect who just came out as gay to the public. If he is drafted, and he will be, this will make him the first openly gay man in the NFL. Questions have been raised, “Is the NFL ready for an openly gay player.” We’ve heard some strange answers to that […]