Kali Holloway

Columnist

Kali Holloway is a columnist for The Nation and the former director of the Make It Right Project, a national campaign to take down Confederate monuments and tell the truth about history. Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Time, AlterNet, Truthdig, The Huffington Post, The National Memo, Jezebel, Raw Story, and numerous other outlets.

The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us

The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us The Trauma of Trump’s Presidency Will Haunt Us

Leveraging psychological pain and mental terror has been central to his strategy.

Nov 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again

American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again

As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.

Oct 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Whitelash Next Time

The Whitelash Next Time The Whitelash Next Time

Whenever the pendulum swings toward Black equality and full citizenship, white supremacy mounts a counteroffensive.

Sep 8, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

The vast Black-white disparities in housing are the foundation of America’s systemic racial inequalities, and white folks of all political stripes are loath to upset the status quo...

Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Protest

Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center

Racist policing is particularly devastating for Black trans and gender-nonconforming people.

Jul 13, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

NYPD officers line bridge in riot gear

The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests

Violence has been a constant throughout American history and is woven through countless American systems today.

Jun 12, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Artist creating a mural of Ahmaud Arbery

Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly

They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.

May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

If there was ever a fourth wall dividing celebrities and the rest of us on social media, the quarantine has broken it.

Apr 3, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Since Emancipation, the United States Has Refused to Make Reparations for Slavery

Since Emancipation, the United States Has Refused to Make Reparations for Slavery Since Emancipation, the United States Has Refused to Make Reparations for Slavery

But in 1862, the federal government doled out the 2020 equivalent of $23 million—not to the formerly enslaved but to their white enslavers.

Mar 23, 2020 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Confederate Monument

‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History ‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History

These monuments—nearly all of them still standing—prop up the fantasy that slaves were happy, loyal, and devoted to those who enslaved them.

Mar 25, 2019 / Kali Holloway

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