In a culture that worships at the altar of youth, my enthusiasm about turning 50 (a mere 72 hours from when I’m writing this) may seem strange. I mean, 50 is old, isn’t it? Or at least well along the way to “old.” And who the hell wants to be old? Despite what society tells …
Despite living in this body as a Black woman for 49 years, writing about racism since the early 2000s, and serving as the executive director of the oldest continuously running anti-racism organization in the United States, I have a confession: The moments that I find myself in a racist exchange are pretty much my “bad …
Healthcare workers across the country have been protesting vaccine mandates and they almost couldn’t be more cliché. They claim they have no options, no choice. Now, I don’t care if it’s COVID deniers, homophobes, transphobes, racists or whichever brand new bigot is hot on the block, they all screech about the same damn thing: My …