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a perspective on luxury: the other side of politics of respectability
a necessary response for the intra-communal violence that is becoming common-place #1 | when violence against Black bodies erupted into...
Dec 15, 20223 min read


dear momma: breastfeeding is a gift, not a superpower.
a life-giving reminder for [Black] mommas who need space to be human.
Mar 16, 20224 min read


when time jumps back on itself: the gifts of Black love
love notes and reminders for Black folx when the world tells we aren't enough
Feb 14, 20223 min read


when the dust settles
a lament for sistas who know the traces of whiteness this week, we watched as a dust cloud of whiteness ascended upon the capitol...
Jan 9, 20214 min read


on kens & karens: why domestic terrorists must be named as such
because some trigger warnings live inside of us & don't have to be explained i’ve been quite perplexed by the surprise with which many...
Dec 29, 20203 min read


for colored girls & the misogynoir that hates us
a word on free Black girls/women * if you are reading this, i ask that you read/say the next four lines aloud. Sandra Bland. Breonna...
Jul 4, 20205 min read


the fire this time: the sham of respectability
an interrogation of class, privilege, and embodied activism in response to #breonnataylor, #georgefloyd, #ahmaudarbery, and #iyonnadior i...
Jun 6, 20207 min read


how i know God is real: a love letter to black women
"in the beginning God created"...and Black women clearly must have been there when i think of salvation, i think of black women. not the...
Feb 13, 20202 min read


the spectacled black joy: an interrogation of cynicism
questions about joy & blackness in the social media age. yesterday, i preached for the first time in several months. it was both...
Feb 3, 20204 min read


meghan, martin l. king & queens
a reflection on meghan markle, martin luther king & the pervasiveness of empire the latest developments in the #megxit conversation have...
Jan 20, 20202 min read


the cacophony of justice.
a reflection on the essence of protest and the value of listening to the lived experiences of those on the frontlines of justice. it has...
Jan 1, 20202 min read
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