Marlon PetersonMalcolm X Was A Hood Nigga Who Almost Made It.“I looked up to Malcolm X. He believed in Black possibilities. His pop’s was Garveyite, and his mom’s was from the Caribbean. The…May 20, 20222May 20, 20222
Marlon Peterson“Sentencing does not provide closure in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery”I was painting my apartment in a futile attempt of stress escapism as I listened to and watched the sentencing of the men who killed Ahmaud…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Marlon PetersonMa’Khia Bryant’s Death Was Hurtful and ExpectedI walked into a Barnes & Nobles in Union Square to autograph books and an older white lady asked me to help her find books from a sullen…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
Marlon PetersoninLEVELCreating Solutions Is About Answering Questions Prisons Never AskedI was 19 when I went to prison, but prison isn’t what healed meOct 27, 20204Oct 27, 20204
Marlon PetersonI engage with America’s deceptions when I feel like it.I also accept that Black lives only matter to American exceptionalism when we, the so-called immigrants from Africa threaten to overthrow…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Marlon PetersonAva Duvernay’s portrayal of incarceration in “When They See Us” is beyond accurateDo we care about police lying, prosecutorial misconduct, and prison violence dispensed by the prison guards — in the pursuit of justice?Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
Marlon PetersonDear Jay-Z,Marlon Peterson, a Brooklyn native shares this open letter to Jay-Z on his birthday. Originally written in July 2017.Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Marlon PetersonWe Can Welcome Alice Johnson Home AND Not Normalize Trump’s MegalomaniaThis is how imagine the Kim Kardashian West and Donald Trump meeting went.Jun 9, 2018Jun 9, 2018
Marlon PetersonAmerica is a Mediocre White MaleTrump’s character is the unveiling of America’s character. America is not a she. America is a mediocre white male. I was born in the…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Marlon PetersonOpen Letter to the Media, If/When I am Gunned Down by the Police or a Random White Person.August 28, 2014 (re-published in The Brooklyn Reader on August 2014)Apr 18, 2018Apr 18, 2018