Remembering 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
The 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
What 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
White 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
Puppy 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
Lessons 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
Meditations 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
Writing 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
The 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
The 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
