Category: Thoughts

On the second day of Kwanzaa, we light a candle for Kujichagulia – self-determination in English – autodeterminación in Spanish. In this New Year, it…

I’ve been thinking quite a lot lately about this term: to submit.  My oldest association with the word comes from religious contexts: submit to the…

Isabel Wilkinson’s latest book, Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents, immerses the reader in what it looks like, what it feels like and where it…

A friend told me a story today that made me pause to write these thoughts: Kevin went to the golf course yesterday – as he…

I am in awe of these black women: Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles – women who have stepped forward courageously to act on their own…

Nowadays, my daily walk is a priority for me – as is my writing – they kind of go together. I find that the more…

Heartbroken, as I watched video footage of Lieutenant Caron Nazario‘s brutalization in Virginia by yet two more rogue and racist American policemen, I decided to…

Try this: immerse yourself in a joyful experience. I used to find it difficult to settle my mind and body in order to truly center…