Four Years Later, Election Day is Darkest Timeline Déjá Vu
Four years ago we, the 93%, all lined up to cast a vote for a white woman we were moderately excited about. Many of us f…
Uppity-Negro: In Memory of Aaron Hawkins
#IGuessImWithHer: Voting Angry as Self-Care
"It's necessary to block out more and more things these days." -- Aaron Hawkins I voted early last week wearing a Bla…
Sports Journalism: The (White) Men Behind the Curtain
"Trouble is, it's impossible to have a serious discussion about race without also mentioning class. And that's even more…
the things I never say
“Updates have become infrequent, and generally impersonal. Clearly, there's not enough fucked-up shit in my life to writ…
2016: Year of the No-Win, No-Win Election
"And, of course, they [Republicans] hate Hillary. Why she has this effect on some straight white males is beyond me. Som…
they are gentrifying my neighborhood in silence
I live in Vickery Meadow, a Dallas neighborhood of survivors. people taking the bus at first light to get to a job do…
prince – when you were mine
When I first heard, the thing I feared the most was what I’m about to write, but it seems I can’t properly go through th…
we’ve been talking a lot about Nina Simone lately without actually talking about her
Here’s the thing we all can agree on: Nina Simone’s legacy should not boil down to this biopic. she is much more than…
The day I got this gig, I’d been suicidal for three days.
The day I got this gig, I’d been suicidal for three days. My bipolar mind had convinced itself that this world could …
