What is Hush Harbor?

We are a safe-haven for Black people to celebrate the rich history of our people.

We are a respite for weary Black men and women from the daily pressures of finding our way in a world that’s not made for us.

We are a digital media platform for the people having conversations at the intersection of spirituality, justice, and activism from a strong Black point of view.

We don’t police the feelings and experiences of Black people to make them more suitable for non-Black gazers.

We believe in the power of Black stories, Black expression, Black…

It’s time to add systemic change to your symbolic actions.

It seems no one wants to be caught dead without a protest selfie amidst this global wave of antiracist protests. People don’t just want to make sure they were among the marchers, they want you to see that they were there.

This is probably because, organizer Jonathan Smucker explains, many people participate in activism in a similar way that people engage in fashion: namely, many people are more interested in signaling their values to their peers than in obtaining a tangible political objective.

They want you to see them saying…

Why the use of force in response to the murder of George Floyd could be a productive part of the movement for Black Lives.

There’s a white American proverb about violent protests that goes something like this: “What good will it do?”

As surely as the sun will rise, viral footage of any violent protest concerning race will inevitably lead to some virtue signaling about nonviolence. …

“I can’t breathe,” he pleaded. For several minutes, George Floyd lie handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck.

“Please,” he begged. The officer wouldn’t relent. By the time an ambulance arrived at the scene, Floyd was unresponsive.

As much of the nation erupts in outrage about these latest episodes of anti-Black violence, many are asking “what do I do?” They want to know how to make the killings stop.

But the truth is that murders like Floyd’s will never truly become a relic of the past until the U.S. …

This white woman’s 911 call shows that antiblack violence was not about fear, but skill.

**content warning: the n-word lurks below**

Amy Cooper doesn’t want us to think she made an attempt on a Black man’s life this week. “I’m not a racist,” she told CNN. “I did not mean to harm that man in any way."

The video footage of the encounter tells a different story.

Christian Cooper (a Black man of no relation) confronted Amy, who is white, for allowing her dog to go about unleashed in an area of New York City’s Central Park where leashes are…

Ahmaud Arbery was considered a trespasser from the day he was born. That racist notion ultimately caused his death.

The 25-year-old man went for a run one February Sunday afternoon near Brunswick, Georgia, as was his custom. That Sunday, his route took him past the home of Travis McMichael, whose father Gregory had been standing in his front yard. Unbeknownst to him, the McMichaels armed themselves with a .357 magnum revolver and a shotgun, and set off after Arbery.

Moments later, Arbery heard a voice call after him. The voice demanded, “Stop, stop, we want to talk with you!” Arbery…

How recent events with RELEVANT Media Group demonstrate walking away from whiteness may be the only solution.

“I fear, I am integrating my people into a burning house.”

— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

I was told that white people were not invited to this happy hour. They called it Black Sabbath, and it was exactly what it sounds like, a kickback exclusively for Black people at a swanky wine bar in Old Pasadena.

“Are we allowed to do that,” I thought to myself. I’d never heard of Black people deciding, intentionally, explicitly to get together without white people…

“But the trouble is that what we call ‘asking God’s forgiveness’ very often really consists in asking God to accept our excuses… There is all the difference in the world between forgiving and excusing.”

— C.S. Lewis

Some have called it “the hug heard round the world.” Just moments after former police officer Amber Guyger was handed a 10-year prison sentence for the murder of Botham Jean, an unarmed Black man who was shot while eating ice cream at home, she was embraced by her victim’s brother.

“If you truly are sorry — I know I can speak for myself…