
At a table on the quiet side of the room, five black women are talking. Sex. Helping a friend…
Notes: My most recent column for National Catholic Reporter references the freshmen class I teach in Philadelphia, not to be…

Since I see no reason to add to the thousands of think pieces EBONY magazine’s November cover story, “Cosby vs. Cliff,” undoubtedly…

I’m willing to let this one go. Earlier this month, Louisville Metro Police Officer Nathan Blanford shot Deng Manyoun, a…

Though I am often critical of the Black Church, my criticism comes from a place of love and fondness…
This summer, I’m finally making time to go through Javacia Harris Bowser’s e-course, “How to Write and Have a Life.”…

“If you had a little girl right now, how would you discipline her?” a friend asked me recently. “I don’t…

Someone asked me the following question in a Facebook comment when I posted this article on the similarities between domestic…

Do public celebrations commemorating emancipation, heritage and history help to instill a private consciousness in the people of the communities…

Finally felt that affinity with other African people when I was in Tobago. I looked out into the salt water…

Since I wrote this post, two things have happened: 1. I’ve seen some white people in Trinidad. 2. I’ve been…

Update 07/19/2014: Since I’ve given up on trying to upload audio for the photo voice project, I’ve decided to…

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:…

During my Fulbright-National Geographic application process (from initial decision to apply to outcome), there were three specific times I seriously…

On Friday my mom and I drove up to the Evansville Museum to see the exhibit, “Posing Beauty in African…
I’m a little late on looking back, but I wrote 67 posts in 2013. Here’s my top 10 list of…

In “The Comfort of a Sweet, Black, Dreadlocked Jesus,” I recalled the image of Jesus Christ as depicted in a painting…

A note about today’s post: I have a bi-weekly column on National Catholic Reporter, and I plan to use these…

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…

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…

Am I a “Southerner?” Yesterday’s Talk of the Nation made me want to say, “Yes!” I was in the car…

I could be cooking right now. Or gardening. Or sleeping. Or exercising. Or reading. Or writing something else. But I’m…
