America is American-ing like shit right now in our collective response to the coronavirus. Of course, there’s the…
After a lengthy stint at ESPN, former NFL Pro Bowler-turned-sports commentator Marcellus Wiley expressed his desire…
As black folks throughout the world can attest, being the only one in the room not only comes with adversity, but a…
A hotep and a MAGAt walk into a bar…
Even during the dark days of the pandemic, when a handshake will kill you and a Kushner will drink your blood, the…
I imagine that, if you’ve never heard of Wendy Bell, you find her anointment as America’s Worst White Woman to be…
Merriam-Webster defines “Becky” as “a white woman who is ignorant of both her privilege and her prejudice.”
April Fools is a white holiday and I hate it.
So there’s an unpopular opinion prompt thing going around Facebook—where you’re asked to list 10 things everyone…
It’s a question I’m asked during book talks, while signing books after said talks, on panels, in emails, through…
If you’re the type of person who believes, for instance, that AIDS can be cured with paprika, your belief is…
If you know me, it shouldn’t be a shock to you that this social distancing thing feels specifically tailored for…
In just the past 24 hours, the NBA suspended its season, the NCAA suspended most conference tournaments (and, by the…
I’m not quite sure when exactly it happened, but at some point in the past week my coronavirus-related anxiety…
“What do you call a black man in first class?” I asked the gate agent, as I stood first in the first-class line, so…
Mithridates the Great was one of the Roman Empire’s greatest foes and claimed to be a descendant of Alexander the…