With his new book, the CNN anchor thinks he knows exactly how to reach them — by being who he’s always been — The first time I became aware of Don Lemon was on June 27, 2013, the day he agreed with Bill O’Reilly. Responding to remarks by President Obama about the recent murder of 17-year-old Travon Martin, O’Reilly had taken to his nightly show on Fox News, The O’Reilly Factor, to argue…

A governmental failure from top to bottom — First, it began with a deadly 135-car pileup in Fort Worth, Texas, and then everything quickly spiraled out of control. Last week, Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and several other states suffered from blackouts. Half a million people in the country did not have electricity, with Texas taking the lead in its…

Kristen Gray’s deportation is an internet fallout consequence, but further details attest to a bigger, more important story — In 2019, Kristen Gray, a then Los Angeles-based graphic designer and creative consultant, was getting fed up with living in America. Just a year earlier, she was a tour manager when her stint abruptly ended and she says was not paid for her labor. Thrust back into the 9-to-5 life…

When the inauguration was underway last week, I admittedly was not as exuberant as my peers were, and I was beyond disappointed about it. There was nothing — not the gorgeous coats, wonderful performances, or historic swearing-in — that could make my spirit soar. …

An interview with the 96-year-old legendary actress about her new book — In her forward to Cicely Tyson’s memoir, Just As I Am, Viola Davis writes, “She is not just the performer who has so deftly captured the breadth of the human experience, with all of its unslicked edges. She is Cicely the woman, someone who has grappled with the fears and…

Like any other person existing on the internet, I am a fan of podcasts. I listen to The Read, The Friend Zone, 90 Day Fiancé Cray Cray, and You’re Wrong About pretty much every week. But podcasting is a very White-male-dominated industry. …

Know your characters, background detail, and story arc — Writing a feature story can be intimidating because it’s different than a quick op-ed or personal essay. A feature story usually requires much more time-intensive research, fact-checking, and copyediting. It’s more ambitious in scope and longer in depth. …

I don’t know when’s the last time I experienced such a quick progression of emotions. I spent my morning crying tears of joy at the fact that Reverend Warnock snagged one of the senate seats for Georgia and by mid-afternoon, I could feel all the muscles in my body tighten…

Sobriety after an attempted coup is just too much to ask — I started my day crying tears of joy to my therapist about Democrats taking over the Senate and ended it watching a coup attempt in real time. As my heart raced and cortisol shot through my veins, the only thing I could think of was, “Damn, I need a drink.” …