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.

Voters at a polling place

When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself

The fact that white people are suddenly having to recognize themselves as having a race has only added to growing resentment over the country’s demographic changes.

Jan 26, 2022 / Kali Holloway

Black father and son

Where Are Black Parents’ Voices on Critical Race Theory? Where Are Black Parents’ Voices on Critical Race Theory?

Black parents overwhelmingly support teaching about race and racism in school. Why aren’t we hearing from them?

Dec 29, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Anti-CRT protester

“Critical Race Theory” Is White History “Critical Race Theory” Is White History

Conservatives are rebranding an inclusive, honest accounting of American history as inherently anti-white.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

Black people own just 2 percent of farmland in the United States. A decades-long history of loan denials at the USDA is a major reason why.

Nov 1, 2021 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Child walking to school

“Feel-Good” News Story or Poverty Propaganda? “Feel-Good” News Story or Poverty Propaganda?

Viral news stories of individual pluck and charity only underscore how cruel our society is.

Oct 1, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Simone Biles

Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human

If there is a sea change in the way mental health is understood in elite sports, it is being led by Simone Biles and other Black women.

Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles

Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie

Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.

Jul 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Bruce's Beach, Manhattan Beach, CA

In California, a Case of Black Land Loss Is Finally Being Made Right In California, a Case of Black Land Loss Is Finally Being Made Right

Charles and Willa Bruce, Black landowners in Manhattan Beach, lost their land to eminent domain in 1924. Nearly 100 years later, it’s being returned to their living descendants.

Jun 1, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

Police at a protest in Washington, DC

The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already Here

This simulacrum of justice for Black folks, delivered centuries overdue, won’t be a turning point unless we do far more work.

Apr 26, 2021 / Kali Holloway

George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice? In Derek Chauvin’s Trial, Will We Finally Get Justice?

Despite the extraordinarily clear evidence of police misconduct, a conviction in this case is far from assured.

Apr 15, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

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