Writing Portfolio

 
 

Wedding Colors | The Sun Magazine

I saw the man’s pink tie in slices—through crooked elbows, in the narrowing gap between two women hugging,—as he jostled his way toward us. I could tell his step was determined even from the corner of my eye.

Hare Care, a Father-Daughter Ritual, & Racial Identity | Well + Good

I didn’t know it then, but my dad was enacting a tradition each morning that he sat down to do my hair, one that I would forget and recall years later in my quest to practice better self-love.

Is Everyone Else Freaking Out About Starting a New Job? | The Muse

I recently found myself caught in the corporate-world equivalent of the littoral zone, standing between the familiar ground of an old job and the uncharted waters of a new opportunity.

 

How to Stay Sane As We Wait for Election Results | The Bold Italic

I’d like to tell you that I’ve developed enough resilience by now to weather the never-ending spiral of uncertainty we’re entangled in, but that would be a lie.

This Skin | For Women Who Roar E-Book

You’re just a teenager. You think this whole business of flat ironing your hair is about looking pretty. You think having brown skin is a real inconvenience.

Fake It ‘Til You Faint | For Women Who Roar

I don’t remember feeling the bodies and backpacks that must have brushed against my descent, or the pain of hitting the ground. All I remember is total relief.

Loving Your Black Body in a World that Doesn’t | Healthline

I’ll begin with a confession: I haven’t always loved my Blackness. Most of my life has been spent assimilating into the very white spaces I’ve occupied.