Wearing them felt like I was wearing a tiny shoebox. I even bought a Superman shirt specifically to wear with it,…

(Sidenote: There are spoilers here. Like, literally all of the spoilers.)

Kanye West is a cornball with low information and high-fructose corn syrup, but what he’s saying about slavery being…

For 24 years now (24!), R. Kelly’s behavior has been as essential to his place in the zeitgeist as his music.

Last year Panama Jackson, a man who, in the 14 years that we’ve known each other, has become one of my best friends, …

Of course, I’m not suggesting that Melania Trump wants her husband, Donald Trump, the president of the United States…

I am asked, frequently, by people who happen to be white and also happen to read my work (or perhaps happened to…

A few months ago, during a conversation on Facebook about one of the many mass shootings committed by a white man (I…

As someone who still owns land on Yeezy Island, I was anxious when Kanye West made his return to Twitter a couple…

“This is some bullshit” are the four words you’d hope a crowd of police officers—people with actual crime to fight…

In the last three weeks, I’ve flown to Los Angeles for an event with The Glow Up; to Durham, N.C., for a wedding;…

Full disclosure: I’m black.

1. America

Back when I was a high school English teacher, I had a white female colleague (“Katie”) who not only dated black men…

As is the case with many people who work remotely, I spend a considerable amount of time in coffee shops and cafés.…

Beyoncé is, currently, everything. She hasn’t always been, and perhaps won’t always be, but right now, one of the…

199,783. Uncle Tom

1. An in-ground swimming pool with a weatherproof tarp.

Here are the facts.

Are you going to ask a question? Because right now you’re just stating facts. Which I appreciate—yay, facts! I just…