race matters

I sometimes worry that Black History Month is counter-productive. Yes, it’s nice to have a platform to celebrate the culture

Most writers are desperately hungry for compliments about their work, so I was all ears when my best friend started

When my goddaughter was recently called the N-word at school – by a fellow third grader — I was heartbroken

A few years back, a white colleague quipped: “Well, you’re not really Black, Christine.” It was one of those times

I’m learning to swim for the first time at 37. I never learned when I was little. Swimming was mandatory