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…

An open letter to Marks & Spencers

Dear Marks & Spencers,

The Human Development Project

What is it all about?

Mission Statement

Another Tale of Two Austins: A Response to Haruka Weiser’s Murder

The 4 Reasons Why I Don’t Use the N-word?

Visibility & Solidarity in Vancouver

On April 17th, 2016, a group Vancouverites gathered in Robson Square to raise their voices and…

4 Things I Need the Men in my life to Avoid Saying when I’ve been Catcalled.

I want you to support me… not try to save me.

Disclaimer: I use “female-bodied” to indicate inclusion of all who experience harassment due to either identifying, presenting…

Serious rain: East Africa’s annual Easter resurrection

3 April 2016: Loresho, Nairobi suburb