Critical Trap Theory

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Folks in the nonprofit industrial complex stay arguing about who’s doing the most revolutionary work (or the real work) — and it’s always funny to me. I’m doing my best to push my own nonprofit to its radical edge, but I also know the limits of what’s possible within these structures. Don’t get me wrong, I have my high-horse moments too. But I never forget that nonprofits were created to contain radical movements, not build them. They’re part of the counterinsurgency — and the more we recognize that, the more honest we can be about what this work really is, and how to still do solid, principled work within it.

When we say, “we want real hip hop,” this is what we mean 💪🏿💪🏿

“Heard what happened to ya mans. Not sorry for your loss” West coast proverb

@jamdoctorjay Story of my life

It's me putting something off for years taking me an hour to complete 😬 Yikes

Excited to be apart of this cohort!

I hope faculty who are removing race, gender, and other targeted topics off their syllabi understand that: 1) cowardice will not save you, and 2) you are increasing the scrutiny on your colleagues who cannot or will not abandon these research areas. Have some damn solidarity.

Five years after George Floyd was murdered, the state isn’t just doubling down — it’s building an entire war machine to crush our communities. Some say Trump is borrowing from the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s authoritarian playbook. But the truth is, these tactics weren’t borrowed – they were made in America. The United States has long perfected the machinery of repression, exporting it abroad and inspiring apartheid regimes and fascist movements across the globe. My brother @dr_kunta23 and I wrote about it in the Guardian. Read more here: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Check out our new piece in the Guardian! Has America learned anything from the George Floyd uprisings? | ⁦@Ericangelo_ms⁩ and David Turner III theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“What makes me mad is that the rules were fake.” 🎯 tiktok.com/t/ZT6169qYx/

ORGANIZE the resistance. Emergency meeting tonight.

The Black Panther Party wouldn’t “sit this one out” or tell our people this isn’t our fight. Just saying.

THREAD. A lot of attention is rightly going to Medicaid cuts and other very bad things in Trump's bill passed in the House, but there's something that isn't getting attention, that is difficult to find in any news coverage, but that will fundamentally alter life for all of us.

@Ericangelo_ms Shout out to working grounds in college! Something about cutting grass in heat that really politicizes you low key

My first job was at a gas station when I was 15—cleaning toilets, washing cars, restocking shelves. Eventually, I got to work the register. My second job was doing maintenance and landscaping during college. I spent summers in 100-degree Nebraska heat mowing lawns, fixing AC units, and doing whatever else was needed. I’ve worked at Chili’s, sold gym memberships, and juggled all kinds of jobs just to stay afloat. Even when I landed my first nonprofit role, I’d organize from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., then head straight to my shift at 24 Hour Fitness from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. I don’t always talk about those experiences, but they’ve shaped me. They keep me grounded in working-class communities and remind me who I fight for. I’m grateful for those jobs because they taught me discipline, perspective—and how to spot elitism in people who’ve never had to do hard, physical work. All work is dignified. And all workers deserve respect. Expect for those who oppress for a living.

Marc Lamont Hill’s presence on the JBP is about more than just standing up for Mel or arguing with Ish. The most important thing about his presence there is that he is doing what a lot of folks aren’t willing to do, and that’s slowly help your friends unlearn ignorant babble.

Everyone’s a point guard until that trap comes.

The homie @Ericangelo_ms said this in class today!

@jazdhill @ScholarsForSJ @CalebDawson Thanks fam!!!!!

@ScholarsForSJ lets go @dr_kunta23 & @CalebDawson - love to see good people winning!!

We are so thrilled to introduce our new FAJI Fellows--seven early-career scholars whose work brings activism and the Abolition Reparations Investment Safety (ARIS) framework into the academy. Read about their projects here: bit.ly/3WXHonE