For Black Women, For Mourning and Expecting More From Whiteness

My birthday is July 5th. I used to think that nothing of any great significance — beyond the invention of the bikini — happened on my birthday. It however, never failed to tickle me with a certain irony that America and…

I Watched 14 Police Officers Take Down a One-Legged Homeless Black Man Outside Twitter HQ

And nobody could stop them.

Last week I was on my way to visit Medium’s headquarters in San Francisco to discuss a project that I’m…

Don’t All Ride In The Car Together

I’ve only been pulled over twice in my driving career; once when I was 14 and still learning how to drive, and again four years ago when I accidentally made an illegal left turn.