UncategorizedFor KhalilNovember 19, 20250CommentsI was fifteen, sitting in our study, watching Gilmore Girls. Rory was mid-rant about not wanting to go to Chilton after meeting Dean when I…
UncategorizedThe Distraction Is the PointNovember 3, 20250CommentsA reflection on the quiet violence of being unseen, even in spaces built for liberation.
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UncategorizedWhen the Language Got Too SafeOctober 13, 20250CommentsAt UNGA this year, I kept listening for the words that never came. No one said Black. No one said queer. The conversations about justice…
UncategorizedMeeting Assata Late, Carrying Her AlwaysOctober 3, 20250CommentsI came to Assata late in life. A friend and colleague pressed her autobiography into my hands, and I devoured it. It didn’t sit on…