Dr. Allison Wiltz
@allyfromnola.bsky.social
Black womanist scholar with a PhD from New Orleans, LA. Bylines in Momentum, Oprah Daily, ZORA, Cultured #WEOC Founder. allisonthedailywriter.com
“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.” —
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.” —
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
“They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor"
—Tupac Shakur
—Tupac Shakur
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor"
—Tupac Shakur
—Tupac Shakur
AI produced racist memes when the system could easily block this
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
AI produced racist memes when the system could easily block this
Assata Shakur 🖤
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Assata Shakur 🖤
Rest in Power Assata Shakur
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rest in Power Assata Shakur
See why Donald Trump wants to send troops to New Orleans, let’s zoom in
September 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
See why Donald Trump wants to send troops to New Orleans, let’s zoom in
Students should learn about the history of political violence in this country, including efforts to target Black people
Over 100 White residents hunted Mose Norman, a Black farmer, resulting in the “largest election-related massacre in the 20th century.”
medium.com/afrosapiophi...
Over 100 White residents hunted Mose Norman, a Black farmer, resulting in the “largest election-related massacre in the 20th century.”
medium.com/afrosapiophi...
September 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Students should learn about the history of political violence in this country, including efforts to target Black people
Over 100 White residents hunted Mose Norman, a Black farmer, resulting in the “largest election-related massacre in the 20th century.”
medium.com/afrosapiophi...
Over 100 White residents hunted Mose Norman, a Black farmer, resulting in the “largest election-related massacre in the 20th century.”
medium.com/afrosapiophi...
A student was lynched today at Delta University in Mississippi. Black people, please be safe.
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A student was lynched today at Delta University in Mississippi. Black people, please be safe.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
September 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
Black people didn't do anything wrong and yet some White people are really angry. Stay safe people. This is what I woke up to
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Black people didn't do anything wrong and yet some White people are really angry. Stay safe people. This is what I woke up to
Trump threatens to show Chicago “why it’s called the Department of War.” The attack on black communities is escalating
September 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Trump threatens to show Chicago “why it’s called the Department of War.” The attack on black communities is escalating
Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans. At approximately 5:00 AM, the levees broke, flooding 80% of our city. As a result, an estimated 1400 people lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. Over half of the victims were Black.
August 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans. At approximately 5:00 AM, the levees broke, flooding 80% of our city. As a result, an estimated 1400 people lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. Over half of the victims were Black.
Twenty years after Katrina, and White families in New Orleans hold approximately 13 times the wealth of Black families, even greater than the national average
August 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Twenty years after Katrina, and White families in New Orleans hold approximately 13 times the wealth of Black families, even greater than the national average
I discovered that one New Orleans mayoral candidate has a spouse with ties to Trump. The same one claiming this campaign is not about race is rubbing noses with racists. Vote locally and show up to the debate on September 9th.
August 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I discovered that one New Orleans mayoral candidate has a spouse with ties to Trump. The same one claiming this campaign is not about race is rubbing noses with racists. Vote locally and show up to the debate on September 9th.
White Rage by Carol Anderson should be required reading
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
White Rage by Carol Anderson should be required reading
Today we remember Nat Turner’s courageous uprising.
August 21, 1831
August 21, 1831
August 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today we remember Nat Turner’s courageous uprising.
August 21, 1831
August 21, 1831
Hymn to a Hurricane by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
August 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hymn to a Hurricane by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
When we say racism and fascism are combined at the hip, this is what we mean
August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When we say racism and fascism are combined at the hip, this is what we mean
“I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.”
—Malcolm X
—Malcolm X
August 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.”
—Malcolm X
—Malcolm X
DC police are using excessive force against Black people
August 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
DC police are using excessive force against Black people
Recommendations from the Kerner Commission of 1968
August 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Recommendations from the Kerner Commission of 1968
No, we are not anti-white. But we don’t have time for the white man. The white man is on top already, the white man is the boss already… He has first-class citizenship already. So you are wasting your time talking to the white man. We are working on our own people.’ – Malcolm X
August 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
No, we are not anti-white. But we don’t have time for the white man. The white man is on top already, the white man is the boss already… He has first-class citizenship already. So you are wasting your time talking to the white man. We are working on our own people.’ – Malcolm X
“The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.” —
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
August 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.” —
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass