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Crip-Walking at the Commencement: Jerald Walker on the Shifting Significance of Black Gestures

Crip-Walking at the Commencement: Jerald Walker on the Shifting Significance of Black Gestures

The Author of “Magically Black and Other Essays” Reflects on Serena Williams, Gang Signs, and “Scaring the White Folks”

By Jerald Walker | September 10, 2024

Jerald Walker Gets a Bad Haircut... and It All Goes Downhill From There

Jerald Walker Gets a Bad Haircut... and It All Goes Downhill From There

Whatever You Do, Stay Away From the "Kaleshion"

By Jerald Walker | November 5, 2020

Navigating a World That Sees My Black Son's Suffering as Incidental

Navigating a World That Sees My Black Son's Suffering as Incidental

Jerald Walker on the Systemic Disregard of the Medical Establishment

By Jerald Walker | November 13, 2019

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