Jay: Yes, it’s a violent word with a violent history, but black people reckon with it every day. It’s our word. If we use it, if we don’t use it, when we use it, where we use it, you don’t get to have ...

The word “autonomy” has a special place in our history in this country. The word comes from Greek: auto (self) + nomos (law, rule). It appeared in reference to governments in the 1620s, and started ...