May 6, 2025 Fire I rose this morning smelling like smoke. But last night, I’d been cleansed. It was the fire, you see. Brothers around the flame. Our…
April 29, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part II When Desegregation Disguises Itself as Integration Desegregation without real integration wasn’t just a missed opportunity. It was a wound — one that never properly…
April 27, 2025 Desegregation vs. Integration — Part I Unlocking Doors vs. Building New Homes What is the difference between desegregation and integration? A question asked to a panel at a symposium on…
April 16, 2025 Commandments This is an excerpt from my book BLACK, please leave a comment and share your opinion. I used to watch The Ten Commandments every…
April 11, 2025 Black Bodies Built the Game Before we were athletes, we were warriors, healers, scholars, and artists. We came from kingdoms and kinships that celebrated our bodies not for labor…
March 30, 2025 We Don’t Come Into This World Alone This weekend reminded me: we don’t come into this world alone, and when we leave it, the journey may be singular—but we are never…
March 2, 2025 Public Schools Are Failing Black and Brown Children: A Historical and Present-Day Crisis For generations, public schools have failed Black and brown children, not because these children lacked the ability to succeed, but because the system was…
February 28, 2025 Reflecting on Black History Month On this final day of Black History Month, I find myself compelled to sit in the soil and reflect. This year, instead of sharing…
February 10, 2025 Halftime Message First off, I appreciate all the texts, calls, and posts checking in on me after the Chiefs lost—you’d think somebody died! But what really…
November 18, 2024 Birthday Missive ‘24 As always thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! For those of you that know me this is the day I recount, relive, and…