An Abolitionist Education Blog
Understand that if you are someone who worries about state surveillance or police violence, contributing DNA samples and genealogical information to “ancestry” corporations only feeds the system. The Biden administration’s failure to renew or bolster antitrust protections prior to his end-of-term allowed for the current wave of corporate restructuring and mergers, but most media attention…
Erika Kirk has one verified degree and one unverified degree she was awarded after marrying Charlie Kirk, by Kirk’s affiliated university, and who gave the commencement address at her ceremony. I could not find any evidence of her actual grad enrollment, a submitted thesis, or certificate of degree completion while researching for my essay on…
This set includes eight different terms with their original meanings, common use, and sociopolitical implications. The next set will focus on mental health and hospital jargon. Removing oppressive, racial capitalist language from our vocabularies is a necessary part of the decolonization process. When someone claims these terms are neutral or their use is inconsequential, what…
An earlier version of the following was originally posted to Facebook: Oct 24, 2025. My post on cursive writing struck a nerve. Good. Romans invented cursive. There’s a reason colonial empires elevate it above other writing styles. There’s a reason people will think, “ooh fancy,” or “wow so neat!” when looking at English cursive writing…
Their Meanings & Origins Removing oppressive, racial capitalist language from our vocabularies is a necessary part of the decolonization process. When someone claims these terms are neutral or their use is inconsequential, what they are doing is saying they value individual linguistic expression more than the very lives of disabled people. While you might not…
James Watson was a eugenicist who stole Rosalind Franklin’s research to advance his white supremacist views regarding genetic predisposition, blood purity, & biological race (see: “African DNA”) He also promoted the lie that DNA can be accurately read using markers. May he burn in Hell. Further Reading “DNA Pioneer Stripped of Honors Over ‘Reprehensible’ Race…
I wrote about this when it happened and I still want to know what she did to the student. It was not made public with other court filings. I do not believe teachers automatically over students because of the power imbalance at play and the authoritarian, abusive nature of the US education system. Too many…