I dropped a whole egg into my cake mix.And yes, it was the KitchenAid stand mixer I saved up years to get.The motor, set at 6, immediately crushed the egg,and shattered the pieces into a million more pieces…

We are a lot like our televisions…

If you’re like me, the last five months have left you hopeful, angry, joyous, depressed, confused, inspired, and altogether-utterly exhausted…

White Supremacy can steal a lot; our joy, our peace of mind, our humanity. But perhaps one of white supremacy's biggest thefts is the theft of mediocrity…

In the new world we will need to find alternative ways to connect…

We’ve lived this life.
The indigenous and the ancestors warn us,
Not because of future danger,
But out of past regret.

"No more, Isaiah."
My son runs to grab another book:
"Otro libro. Otro libro," he says--determined.
"Okay--okay--one more."

I blink, and a vision appears

I was a Black Girl Scout. Though that term carries inherent contradictions, at the time, all I knew was that Girl Scouts was the thing for Black girls in my church to do. So I did it,and I loved it.

Should I keep smiling, fear—just a little—for my life, or both?

When someone is hurting, you hold them first. You help them first. Then you acknowledge the pain caused…Then you focus on healing.

If you’re at where I’m at, let’s write a new constitution for a new America.

Let’s use all of our creative energy to turn this nation from chaos and darkness to focused light.

Written February 2020

Until Now
I read about it, but I didn’t feel it
It’s a virus
There’s a risk
But the real risk is over there
Away
Then I remembered her

There may be one of me, but

The parents are many—and we want our children to be fed, housed, safe, educated, and healthy