Timothy James Young is a poet, writer, editor, abolitionist and wrongfully convicted man, who has been incarcerated in California since 1999. His work has previously been featured in Scalawag ...

Cherise Morris’ winning manuscript, The Cosmic Matter of Black Lives, is a multi-layered exploration of Blackness ...

They rose to the bait and did their best to paint Hegseth as a scalawag. They should have shown more restraint. The fact is that Democrats, better than anyone, should know that, no matter what ...

1973 Movie"He's Long John Silver and Jesse James rolled into one!" ...

I’m being dead serious here, and I’m just the man to pull it off. You see, there are some words and phrases that need to, ...

Connect: Alysia Nicole Harris is a poet with a Ph.D. in linguistics. She serves as Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency's director of public programs and art and soul editor for Scalawag magazine.

Prior to joining The 19th, I wrote about everything from student loan debt and higher education to social movements in Appalachia for Scalawag Magazine, The Appalachian Voice, The Atlanta Voice and ...

Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.