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.

Queen Elizabeth on a one-pound note

Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol Queen Elizabeth Was No Mere Symbol

But after her death, fury erupted at those who refused to whitewash her legacy.

Sep 29, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Young Thug on stage at SXSW

When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech

The use of their songs in criminal cases has had dire consequences for hip-hop musicians.

Aug 24, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt Republicans Ramp Up Their “Defund the FBI” Stunt

Republicans aren’t being hypocrites about the FBI and the Mar-a-Lago raid—they’ve never truly cared about effective law enforcement.

Aug 23, 2022 / Kali Holloway

Drag queens read stories to children

Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise Bullying, Shaming, and Legislating Against LGBTQ People Are on the Rise

The right is again firing up a sex and gender panic.

Jul 12, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Secret Black History of LSD

The Secret Black History of LSD The Secret Black History of LSD

Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such dru...

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Proud Boys at the state capitol in Oregon

The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country The Politics of the Capitol Insurrection Are Spreading Across the Country

The far-right groups that stormed the Capitol are now focusing on local, and even electoral, politics.

Feb 5, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway

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

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