Most people who have read my writing in the last decade primarily know me for my political, cultural, and social justice writing and work. However, before I became the executive director of a grassroots anti-racism organization in 2014, I served as the executive director of a now-defunct youth development organization that offered free afterschool and …
Growing up in the 1970s and ‘80s as a Black girl, life wasn’t easy, as my parents intentionally chose to live in a way that meant financial scarcity. Aside from the brief years my father spent in law enforcement, that scarcity was a constant backdrop of our lives. Over the years, as an adult, I …
Up until three months ago, the average white American never lived in fear of their government. The more enlightened white American understood that the government was unfair and unjust and treated marginalized people unfairly, but until Trump started his second term and the executive orders start to fly—and Elon Musk and the DOGE crew took …