by Dr. Herukhuti “To side with the right, against the wrong, with the weak against the strong, and with the oppressed against the oppressor! here lies the merit, and the one which, of all others, seems unfashionable in our day. The cause of liberty may be stabbed by the men who glory in the deedsContinueContinue reading “Notes from a Native Son about the 4th of July”
Author Archives: H. "Herukhuti" Sharif Williams, PhD, MEd
You Are Triggering me! The Neo-Liberal Rhetoric of Harm, Danger and Trauma
‘Running a Boston’ with Bisexuals: New Group Poised to Advance Health Research
By Dr. Herukhuti I am a member of America’s contingent faculty—a scholar-activist committed to social justice and ecological wellbeing. Seven years ago, two years after obtaining my doctorate, I was sleeping on my mother’s couch. I have not had health insurance for the last nine years and am still awaiting approval from my state’s healthContinueContinue reading “‘Running a Boston’ with Bisexuals: New Group Poised to Advance Health Research”
New Study: Religious Counseling Underserves Suicidal Black Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals
by Dr. Herukhuti Black people don’t do therapy. It’s an often held belief rooted in reality. For many reasons, people of African descent consume mental health services from psychologists, psychiatrists and other psychotherapists at lower rates than white folks i.e., people of European descent. Because we disproportionately experience greater levels of economic violence and inequality, weContinueContinue reading “New Study: Religious Counseling Underserves Suicidal Black Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals”
The Color of Desire: Interethnic Border Crossing (Part 3 of 3)
By Dr. Herukhuti This is the third article in a three-part series on interethnic (what is usually imprecisely refereed to as interracial) sexual dynamics. To read the first article in the series, click the link here. To read the second article in the series, click the link here. It is usually easier to talk about theContinueContinue reading “The Color of Desire: Interethnic Border Crossing (Part 3 of 3)”
The Role of Techno-Vernacular Creativity in STEAM Education
A Few Solutions: A My Brother’s Keeper Follow-Up
by Dr. Herukhuti A lot of people liked, shared, and discussed yesterday’s article, Juneteenth: Lessons for My Brother’s Keeper. Of the criticisms of the article was the claim that I did not provide any specific alternative solutions. The last paragraph of the article offered a vision that some felt did not give them sufficient specificity inContinueContinue reading “A Few Solutions: A My Brother’s Keeper Follow-Up”
Juneteenth: Lessons for My Brother’s Keeper
By Dr. Herukhuti Imperialist white supremacist capitalist heteropatriarchy is so fucking seductive. The addiction to it is really fucking deep. I know a number of readers are already turned off by my use of profanity. I want you to hold onto your discomfort with my profanity as I explain my rage at the profanity ofContinueContinue reading “Juneteenth: Lessons for My Brother’s Keeper”
The Color of Desire: Interethnic Border Crossing (Part 2 of 3)
By Dr. Herukhuti This is the second article in a three-part series on interethnic (what is usually imprecisely refereed to as interracial) sexual dynamics. To read the first article in the series, click the link here. Our desires are always our own and emerge from the rich network of energies swirling within us. But, atContinueContinue reading “The Color of Desire: Interethnic Border Crossing (Part 2 of 3)”
