Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the ‘Apolitical’ White Ally

The Macklemore-Sheeran controversy exposes the cowardice of people who uphold the status quo by pretending to be neutral.

(iHeart Media)

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

— Archbishop Desmond Tutu

I thought Nate was an ally.

Nate was the only white guy on an all-Black team representing Atlanta in the 2017 National Poetry Slam. We wrote, practiced and performed a poem about the need for a new national anthem. And ever s…