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Notes: My most recent column for National Catholic Reporter references the freshmen class I teach in Philadelphia, not to be…
I’ve been trying to process why Prince’s death feels so much worse to me than Michael Jackson’s or even Whitney…
Since I see no reason to add to the thousands of think pieces EBONY magazine’s November cover story, “Cosby vs. Cliff,â€Â undoubtedly…
Since January, I’ve been making an effort to accept my own challenge of re-envisioning God. I made a silent commitment…
Do public celebrations commemorating emancipation, heritage and history help to instill a private consciousness in the people of the communities…
I spent a portion of my last day at 33 dancing and thinking about the messages in the dance. On…
This should be a post about masculinity and female sexual expression as observed and/or experienced from the dance floor of…
Finally felt that affinity with other African people when I was in Tobago. I looked out into the salt water…
Ever notice how it’s the poor, black, unemployed, idle but creative youth who create musical empires? It’s true in Hip-Hop,…
Despite the photos I’m posting on Facebook and Twitter, this trip isn’t all, or even 10%, about the beach. It’s…
I started writing this on a Saturday night after making a to-do list for Sunday that had me wondering, “Why…
On Friday my mom and I drove up to the Evansville Museum to see the exhibit, “Posing Beauty in African…
In “The Comfort of a Sweet, Black, Dreadlocked Jesus,” I recalled the image of Jesus Christ as depicted in a painting…
***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…
As I progress with subsequent drafts of my book, I’ve been meeting with another writer for accountability and feedback….
As a child, my weekend breakfast menu was consistent: Aunt Jemimah buttermilk pancakes—with whole milk and margarine in the batter,…
The Oprah Winfrey Show episode that serves as a defining moment for me is one I didn’t see, and…
Is “For Colored Girls” offensive? Divisive? Poorly written? All of the above? Depends on the context. However, critiquing the film in the context of traditional film school storytelling rules explains why the movie generates such polarizing reactions.
I knew before I looked that these voices belonged to young black males. And I wanted to tell them not to be so loud. What would white people think of us?
