Staving Off and Serving Up Inventions
Saturday Morning Lessons
My mother’s employment for as long as I can remember was that of a home attendant, also known as a "home health...
Is it Possible to be a Feminist and a Confucian Without Marginalization or Contradiction?
I am a trained philosopher and have taught philosophy full-time in college classrooms for nearly 24 years. Like many tenured full professors in our...
Progress For All Humanity?
This post was originally published on Filosofía en la Red. It has been translated as part of the APA Blog’s ongoing collaboration with Filosofía...
Playful Resistance: Gender Norms as Games
The second Trump administration's attack on trans people is in full swing. Within hours of taking office for the second time, the president signed...
Richard T. Greener and the Abolitionist Moment in American Philosophy
On the first anniversary of the hanging of John Brown, December 3, 1860, abolitionists from Boston and around the country assembled in Tremont Temple...
Some Thoughts on the Work of Africana Philosopher Mukasa Mubirumusoke
I offer here some thoughts on the work of the young Africana philosopher Mukasa Mubirumusoke. His writings include his monograph Black Hospitality: A Theoretical...
Reconsidering how we think about sexual violence
Over the last decade, philosophers have paid significant attention to the topic of sexual violence. Much of this work is socially engaged, building theory...
What is Critical Mixed Race Philosophy?
What exactly is “critical” about critical race studies, and critical mixed race studies in particular? Of course, the term is widely demonized in political...
Don’t Worry, It Is Common In Black Women (Philosophers)
“Don’t worry, it is common in Black women.”
This is the response I received when I was recently diagnosed with focal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD), a...
Epistemic Solidarity and Deference: Necessities and Limitations
In her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris invoked one of the principles of solidarity when she encouraged Americans to continue fighting for the...