The sappiest thing I often tell people is that “David came to New York one weekend and never left."      It’s partially true because, with no real plan or job, David began visiting me frequently here in New York while he lived in Chicago. We had met only a couple of months prior, but ...Continue

If we’re talking about internalized racism, I feel most comfortable discussing it as if it’s a thing of my past – so I’m about to get real uncomfortable.Internalized racism shows up when society’s messages that say you’re less valuable as a person of color get under your skin (no pun intended). You

I know I'm not alone in guilt-reading fundamentalist bloggers. Some of them have really nice hair and great cheap decorating tips, so I manage to turn a blind eye when their blogs go off the rails and dedicate a few posts to the benefits of being a humbly submissive bride of Christ or ...Continue

By now, I believe most have seen the nail-biting, cringe-worthy 60-second summer segment on the Today show. I'm sure you have as well. In it, Deepica Mutyala, a beauty expert and YouTube personality, is given the daunting task of styling four heads (herself included) in under ...Continue

I'll start this with a disclaimer. You always have to start this kind of article with a disclaimer, right? Any time you publicly comment on the mistreatment or underrepresentation of a certain group at the hands of another, you have to spend a good portion of your word count reassuring the