Published in ZORA·PinnedAmanda Gorman Exists at Your School TooAs we revel in the young poet’s rising future, don’t forget there are other Black girls across the world who deserve to be uplifted — Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet laureate, astounded America at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, delivering powerful words from her original work “The Hill We Climb.” …Amanda Gorman4 min read
Jul 23, 2021Rachel Nichols and Enduring White Feminism in the WorkplaceFor Black women, we understand all too well that there is a Rachel Nichols that we have encountered in the workplace. …Race4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Jul 1, 2021When Is It OK to use the N-word? Never. Here’s Why.Many white teens are obsessed with using the N-word. Yes, that ugly, harmful word seems to effortlessly roll off of the tongues of white teens, especially within private, independent schools. And, when these acts are called out, schools seem to do nothing about them. They’re too often passive in their…Race5 min read
Published in Momentum·Jul 1, 2021‘The Talk’ — for White ParentsThe time is now. Your children are watching. — A little over a year ago, we collectively witnessed the murder of George Floyd, which ignited America’s racial reckoning across the globe. The stain of the summer of 2020 reverberates with the continued presence of two justice systems in America: one for White people and one for Black people. This…Racism4 min read
May 25, 2021Prioritizing White Comfort Over Black Pain: One Year LaterToday, is exactly a year to the date that we all bore witness to the murder of George Floyd. In the months that immediately followed there seemed to be a sense of urgency by white people to lean into learning about systemic racism, including leaning into the work of anti-racism. …Racism5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Jan 26, 2021White People….Are You Having the Right Conversation on Privilege?The summer of 2020 will be memorialized as a moment of truth for America; the summer that illuminated the ills of racial injustice. The day had finally arrived. The day in which white people awakened from eternal slumber, realizing their responsibility in solving the Rubik’s cube of racism. …Racism3 min read
Jan 11, 2021Reflections on the Insurrection and Why We Can’t Just Move On!January 6th, 2021 will be remembered as one of the darkest moments in American history. I watched in dismay as domestic terrorists stormed the people’s house, the US Capitol, an insurrection on American soil. I watched as a violent mob pushed through barricades, scaling walls, smashing windows, making it inside…Racism3 min read
Nov 29, 2020Tamir Rice: Six Years LaterLast week marked the six anniversary of when Tamir Rice was murdered by police in Ohio for playing with a toy gun. Tamir was only 12 years old. 12. Many of us may remember 12 as a magical time of wonder and surprise. A time in which we dreamed, discovered…Racism3 min read
Nov 10, 2020It’s The Black Love For Me!The Unapologetic Black Love Story of Love Island’s Justine Ndiba and Caleb Corprew The summer of 2020 will be remembered as a year of pain, suffering, and unrest in the call for justice with the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd forever etched on the psyche. Black people had to oscillate between living with the stark reality of what it means to…Black Love8 min read
Nov 8, 2020A Witness to Whiteness: America, Hold That Broken Mirror UpOn the night of the election as the nation awaited the results, I went to bed with a deep pit in my stomach. I was uneasy because the 2020 presidential election was too close for my comfort. Although a projected winner had yet to be announced, sweeping across America was…Whiteness3 min read