Jabari Asim
Cognoscenti contributor
Jabari Asim is the author of 15 books and director of the MFA program in creative writing at Emerson College, where he is also the Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow in Social Justice.
Recently published
If You Must Think Of Lynching, Think Of This
This is the history that should come to mind when “lynching” is invoked, writes Jabari Asim. If instead, you conceive of a petulant president and bickering partisans, think again.
How Toni Morrison Might Say Goodbye
Morrison’s various depictions of death had occupied my thoughts even before the news of her departure, writes Jabari Asim.
Driving While Black, While Not Actually Driving
What the officer saw when he thought he saw me, and what that costs.