I am rarely at a loss for words, but as I attempt to share some thoughts on 2014 I don’t even know where to begin….
White friends. Do you need something to do tonight? Go join a protest. First, draw a really big sign that says “I Can’t Breathe” or…
“Have you heard? Shia LaBeouf is claiming he was raped.” “What??” “Yeah, he was doing some art show or something and he says some chick…
After the decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson was released it seemed as if, as Ferguson went up in flames, the liberal and conservative…
A student, posed with the essay prompt “find an issue concerning identity, writing, and rhetoric in ways that warrant further research,” chose to tweet her…
Dear Martha and Abigail, In the spring of 2013, I was spending a rare night out with some friends, including a friend of a friend…
I have, for as long as I can remember, had an obsession with patterns. The never ending, perfectly spaced ties on a railroad track, the…
“Isn’t race only an issue for those who make it one?” a British woman at Tourism Concern’s International Volunteering Conference asked. “Americans are, after all,…
“Excuse me. Please put down your phones and other distractions. I have something important to say.” The collective exhale of exasperation filled the packed subway….
Every major relationship in my life has been long distance. From going to different high schools and seeing each other once a week, to being…