This inconsistency between black identity and Christianity’s role in the oppression of black people is something I think all black…
On Aug. 1, I was marching in the Emancipation Day parade along the streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad, the finale of…
Every once in a while, you hear something so offensive that it smacks you like a heat index of 102…
Update 08/01/2-014: Victory. Read more here. Update 07/22/2014: LMHA is reevaluating. See this article in the Courier-Journal: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/07/21/housing-authority-reviewing-section-experiment/12969879/ Update 07/14/2014:…
Some context: 1. It’s really late. 10:57 central time. 2. I’m at a social justice conference structured to commemorate the…
During my Fulbright-National Geographic application process (from initial decision to apply to outcome), there were three specific times I seriously…
I saw a lot of men up in arms on social media yesterday over a New Jersey Superior Court judge’s…
I’m a little late on looking back, but I wrote 67 posts in 2013. Here’s my top 10 list of…
I said I wouldn’t write about this because I knew I wouldn’t download the album until after Christmas and my…
In “The Comfort of a Sweet, Black, Dreadlocked Jesus,” I recalled the image of Jesus Christ as depicted in a painting…
I started to title this post, “Braving the Bitch,†or “Free to Be Bitchy,†but I was afraid readers would…
A few things I learned at my cousin’s recent baby shower: 1. How to spell “pacifier.” I didn’t realize I…
Update 8/29/2013: A slightly longer version has since been cross-posted here on HuffPost Black Voices. Update 8/29/2013: The “Black Lives…
In a few short months, I’ll have to make a very important decision. I’ll have to write a personal statement…
After the Zimmerman verdict, my pastor sent a letter to the congregation expressing his hurt and anger. Near the…
UPDATE 7/7/2013: People who are better photographers than I am took tons of photos of everyone. Click here to see…
I’ve been silent on this issue mainly because I’ve been too busy raising money to update this blog with responses…
Much has already been discussed about single African Americans’ dating desires based on findings from a poll released earlier this month that showed how black people feel…
***Update 6/11/2013: If writers of color need a space to gather, their books need a place to be sold, and…
Dr. Ruth Simmons, former president of Brown University, delivered my commencement speech. Honestly, I don’t remember a thing she said….
Am I a “Southerner?” Yesterday’s Talk of the Nation made me want to say, “Yes!†I was in the car…
Last Thursday, Jeff Chu, author of the new book, “Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search…
When my mother and I heard the verdict in the Steubenville rape trial, we wondered why only two people were…
I wish the Academy Awards had segregated seating. They already sort of do; actors, producers and directors sit in the…
(For the first Faith & Feminism Friday of 2013, I’m a guest contributor on the “Feminism and Religion” blog. The…