Despite still being trapped in a pandemic, the world is clearly coming back to life, because we have decided that after 13 months, we are done with COVID. Never mind that COVID hasn’t quite signaled that it’s ready to exit. Or that it’s done with us. And, in America, a return to normal means two …
It’s been a couple of months since I made the decision to run for a seat on my city’s Charter Commission, and I have to say that for all the talk in recent years of asking women to run for office—and specifically Black women and other women of color—there is so much that isn’t spoken …
Last month, I shared some parts of the experience of my friend who was assaulted with racism when she was simply trying to bring her grandson to a local shop for a yummy bagel. Whenever my friend is faced with racist treatment as she goes about her day in public spaces, she has to face …