Here’s what I’m ignoring today: “This is America; you shouldn’t be surprised” Double consciousness is the only way for a minority to survive here. Yes. I know the reality, but my unending humanity provides...
Things I ain’t tryna hear post-Trmp win

Here’s what I’m ignoring today: “This is America; you shouldn’t be surprised” Double consciousness is the only way for a minority to survive here. Yes. I know the reality, but my unending humanity provides...
There are many studies that assert that people like watching cooking shows because it’s nearly like they’re tasting the food in real life. The viewing experience draws on sensory inputs beyond just sights and...
I came out of my mother a human being. I deserve to live, not because I am good or non violent or didn’t reach for my ID too quickly or am well dressed or...
The New York Police Department took to Twitter, in what was ostensibly an attempt to build some goodwill around the force as a brand. They tweeted the following: Do you have a photo...
I was riding in the car with my mother, tucked into the backseat and listening to the radio. I was five or six years old. Somehow, the conversation over the waves made me pause...
Being a late bloomer can cause many varieties of strife and angst in a young person’s life. Whether you were brace-face, lanky, nerdy, awkward, or anything in-between, the cruelties of childhood and puberty can...