TODAY’S EPISODE: The climate of racism runs hot and destructive Racism is a lot like the environment. All around us. Permeating everything. Wreaking destruction with huge storms while also causing challenges and damage with more subtle effects over time. And the environment itself is affected by racism. So let’s talk about something that isn’t talked …
Is it me or are white people stealing from Black folks now more than ever? It feels like I can’t walk down the street, turn on the TV or open my phone without some white person talking like me, acting like me or trying to sell some goddamn version of me back to me. I …
Personal stories mostly went by the wayside for me in 2015, when my now ex-husband and I split up. They didn’t go away, but one thing I pledged was to at least seriously limit pieces about my family—unless highly relevant to a particular piece—because my children’s stories were no longer mine to share publicly. Which …