I’m angry. Without the inherent, generational hate for Black people, ten souls with us in Buffalo yesterday would be with us today. But this is not my anger talking. This is the thousand pieces of my broken-but-not-shattered heart trying to find strength, after hearing the news, after learning of the…

This was originally formed as a note on career growth thatI had been working on for the past few weeks, but for some reason was struggling with. Then my aunt died last night. My family is spread across multiple generations. My grandmother died nearly ten years ago at the age…

Stone on the Water The first time I tried killing myself, I was 14 years old. I don’t remember the second time I wanted to die. Or the third. Or the tenth. Or the thirtieth. If I could count the number of times I thought about ending things, I’d probably…

Dear Madiba, Today is your birthday. I couldn’t get you a gift, because you’re not here to receive it. I couldn’t give you a hug, because you could not feel it. I couldn’t give you a prayer, because you want me to find the answers. …

I’ve never compared myself to Steve Jobs or other great innovators. I have trouble at times getting out of bed, let alone giving myself praise for any good work I’ve accomplished. …

Flint still doesn’t have clean water. Migrant babies are still not with their parents. DREAMers are still in legal limbo. Civil rights, reproductive rights, and same sex marriage are at a tipping point. …

The fallacy of a 21st century trade war is the reality of the 21st century American consumer. For a lot of rural and small city America, the manufacturing economy was 1 to 1 correlated with US prosperity. …