To the 4 white male policemen who beat me for checking the health of a sick black man in their custody…

You may or may not know that the incidence and relapse rates of schizophrenia in African-Caribbean males in Western countries has been reported as being…

A letter to the man who tried to rape me

Dear individual,

I write to you on this cold December evening, almost one year after you tried to rape me, because it’s the first time that I’ve felt strong enough to put pen to paper. I write to you because this afternoon we met…

Come Again? Orgasm privilege, casual sex, and female pleasure

What is it about the idea of non-sexual intimacy, and friendship, that scares Black men from embracing other Black…

I Need to Talk About My Miscarriage

I’m just hungry, I thought. And dizzy. My overnight bag from a trip to Pop Pop’s house was…

An Open Letter to Colin Kaepernick

From a Green Beret-turned-long snapper

Regarding Shaun King and the Daily News

When I learned in October that Shaun King had been tapped to become a social justice columnist for the Daily News, I was thrilled, not only because I had admired his passionate writing for years but also because it was an early signal that newly appointed…

Waiting on a Liver

A broken transplant system and the search for a ‘perfect’ organ cost my wife her life

(Note: Most of the photos below were supplied by friends after I sent them the story. Thank you to everyone who helped document…

The Myth of White Fragility and How Social Justice Warriors Fail To Understand Their Critics

Sometimes in life people you respect will make an argument so infuriating you can’t hold back. Cathy Reisenwitz is a one of the people I hesitate to attack because years…