I have a dream… that one day people will stop telling black folks that the real problem is we think about racism too much. That because we want racism to exist, we manifest its effects upon ourselves. As if racism is like that creepy, murderous spirit from the horror flick…

Today my brother would have been 53. There are no candles to blow out, no slices of cake to eat, no festive songs to sing. He died by suicide in January 2006, so I can only honor him by sharing why we have to be honest about mental health, social…

Today’s Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that slaves in Texas found out about the Emancipation Proclamation — and their freedom — a whole two years after the proclamation had been signed. This is one of the most significant days in American history. …

Once upon a time in the late 1840s some of my Dwyer ancestors voluntarily got on a boat and left Ireland for the United States. Their goal: Escape the impoverishment and mass starvation of the Irish by the British…and one day have that experience made fun of by folks who…

You know those folks who like to complain about an artist’s social activism? The ones who say that actors, singers, or dancers need to shut up and stick to performing? On Monday, Chicago native Chance the Rapper essentially told all those complainers to have a seat. The hip hop star…