Joshunda SandersRemembering Black Veterans & What We Owe ThemI spent several years writing a book about the valiant 6888th Central Postal Battalion, more widely known as the Six Triple Eight without…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Joshunda SandersThe Beauty of Reading for a Motherless WriterI have spent the better part of my life focused on what I do not have, and not what I do — particularly in the realm of nurture. I was not…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
Joshunda SandersWhat it means to try to belongI have spent more time in the Bronx wandering it and thinking about it in the past year than I have since I was a teenager. I am wondering…Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
Joshunda SandersWhite Supremacy is an EmergencyMost of us did not need last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to know that white supremacy is an emergency. What is perhaps less…Jan 11, 20211Jan 11, 20211
Joshunda SandersPuppy LoveA new puppy is an extraordinary teacher, especially for these times. I’ve recently been claimed by a little one, which I’ll get to, and…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Joshunda SandersLessons from self-isolation in 2012This is the story of staying home without going outside except for necessities for most of 2012. There’s a section of my memoir, The…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Joshunda SandersMeditations on Staying Safe in the Bronx“Stay safe,” the white man who is new to my South Bronx neighborhood said to me. He works at a restaurant nearby which had the definition…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Joshunda SandersWriting in the Face of FearI came to writing through fear. A recurring feature of my childhood was going without the basic necessities we need, especially as…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Joshunda SandersThe Nuances of HarrietI almost didn’t see Harriet in theaters, and that would have been a mistake. The film is inspirational, perhaps especially moving in these…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Joshunda SandersThe Worst Day of My Working LifeThe irony of the worst workday of my life is that I never made it into the office.Sep 1, 2019Sep 1, 2019
