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Signing off on a “Letter from America”

Today I published my last “Letter from America” for The New York Times. First Debate Monday was a good time to end, since nothing big is expected from America, news-wise, for the foreseeable future.

I have been terrified of an active shooter situation since I was 11 years old.

There’s not really a…

The Age of the Instagram Eyebrow

You can probably tell a woman’s generation by the thickness of her eyebrows. I was a teen in the 90s…

The Misrepresentation of Latinxs

Melissa Villaseñor, the newly-announced SNL cast member and the first Latina to join the SNL cast ever…

The Triumph and Heartbreak of the National African American Museum

Glorious dedication is stark contrast to Charlotte uprising and extrajudicial killings.

‘Saving the country from Donald Trump isn’t enough of a message’

A letter to Hillary Clinton before…

I Shot Tupac

Powerful, personal photographs reveal a complex man living beyond the thug life

A Letter to My Parents on BlackLivesMatter

I see you.

The Midwest Isn’t Gerrymandered Because “All The Democrats Live In Big Cities”.

Introduction.

Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are four Midwestern states that Barack Obama won in 2012. Despite this, he lost most of the districts…

Breaking Down Yahoo’s Breach of 500 Million Users

(Former information security officer at Yahoo, 2000–2001)

I’ve spent the past two days closely following my former employer as they manage the process of disclosing one of the largest breaches — if not the largest — in…