PinnedReflections on Turning 50 and Learning to Embrace This Thing Called LifeI saw 50 as an age of arrival—the perfect marriage of wisdom, confidence, and grace. A blend of audacity and acceptance, where you embrace…Sep 212Sep 212
Bringing Joy Into the New Year: Reflections on 2024 and Hopes for My Community in 2025As 2024 ends, I am reconsidering how I will enter this next phase of uncertainty in America. The citizenry of this country has decided that…Dec 13Dec 13
The Karen of Congress Nancy Mace, and the Insufferable Legacy of Weaponized WhitenessThere’s something uniquely grating about Nancy Mace. It’s not just her opportunistic flip-flopping, her shameless self-aggrandizement, or…Dec 131Dec 131
Capitulating to Bro Culture Will Destroy the Democratic PartyThe idea that Democrats failed because they didn’t cater to bro culture—a toxic mix of hatefulness, racism, misogyny, homophobia…Nov 21Nov 21
Black Women Have Been Saving America for Generations—But Now Many Are Saying, ‘Get Someone Else to…For centuries, Black women have been the backbone of American progress. Nov 15Nov 15
The 2024 Election Highlights America’s Reluctance to Break Its Addiction to White SupremacyFor centuries, white supremacy has been the drug of choice for America—a toxin woven into the fabric of this country, administered in doses…Nov 15Nov 15
Why “Not All White People” Misses the Point: A Closer Look at Collective Accountability in White…In conversations about racism, we often encounter the refrain “Not all white people.” It’s usually invoked as a defense, a way for white…Nov 7Nov 7
White Supremacy Won in 2024 — Because Trump DidIt’s 2024, and America has handed the keys back to Donald Trump. But make no mistake: Trump’s win is a victory for white supremacy, a force…Nov 6Nov 6
Someone Should Tell Mainstream Media Their Job is To Inform, Not EntertainIt’s been said before, but it bears repeating: The job of mainstream media is to inform, not entertain.Oct 29Oct 29
Cowardice in Media Has a Gender, and It Is MaleIn a political landscape riddled with uncertainty, one constant has emerged: the cowardice of male-owned media companies when faced with…Oct 281Oct 281
