Dark RoomIn 2018, I work in the dark room, a makeshift antechamber entered through the wall of a regular classroom, at my son Ben’s middle school…May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
For Gary RiekesIn 2014, my son Wilson broke both of his arms — wildly displacing one of them — at his twelfth birthday party. Instead of cutting cake and…Apr 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
We Have Two Weeks to Save the State of Georgia from Decimating Sacred ‘Weeping Time’ Land for a…(and I believe we can)May 28, 20202May 28, 20202
Reparations in the Time of Corona: Why they’re even more relevant now (Personal Reparations 5)The rate of Black land loss doesn’t decrease during a national disaster. In that respect, our legal team came together just in time.Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Personal Reparations 4: RepresentationIt seemed obvious to me that in a country grappling with what reparations to Black Americans for slavery and Jim Crow and beyond might…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
Personal Reparations 3: Heirs Property, “Safe” Words, and ‘Slave Play’Spoiler alert: This essay details the last scene of “Slave Play.”Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Personal Reparations 2: Black Wealth, White Saviorism, and H.R. 40Last week I caught a red eye to Hilton Head, spent a day recovering, and then my mother, step-father and I drove the 40 miles southwest to…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Personal ReparationsWhen reparations discussions began to make big news, I didn’t need to understand what, exactly, was being proposed — money…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
Work Hard and Be Nice: The Work of Motherhood in the Cult of the ExtremeThere are many different kinds of religion. There is the kind of religion you are forced to observe as a child and that makes you feel…Mar 18, 20192Mar 18, 20192
In Silicon Valley (A Prologue)In Silicon Valley, I will like starting tech companies in my thirties for the same reasons I liked having open-heart surgery when I was…Mar 12, 20193Mar 12, 20193
