This was the weirdest birthday of my life, but it taught me about joy and human connection in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. My 28th birthday was this past Sunday. I spent it alone. I have never been…
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Why this was the best summer of my life and what real body positivity means to me This summer is absolutely the best summer of my life for one very simple but very upsetting reason: it’s the first time…
Earlier this year, I got to spend a day with some amazing high school students, who are a part of Give Back. It’s an amazing organization that provides full scholarships to low income young people pursuing their higher education goals.…
Excited to sit on the Society of Millennials Council with AT&T and Humanity Of Connection. Too often, conversations about millennials are lacking all nuance & context (whether or not we’re even included in the conversation). We’re going to change that.…
Today we are supposed to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — but so much of what’s talked about throughout the year ignores who King really was. White America, until very recently, hated…
I had to address how Trump has been saying horrible things throughout his campaign and throughout his career as a public figure. There are no bystanders free from responsibility. Register to vote before time runs out! Let me know…
This past weekend, I went down from Harlem to North Philly to see the Dr. Seuss themed #TheSaddestStoryOnRepeat series from The SuperPoor Kids. SPK is an art collective based out of Camden, NJ. Brothers Lu and Jay Reyes debuted the series…
I don’t want my friends to die. I don’t want to wake up and see a name I know memorialized with a hashtag. I don’t want to see a video of my friend getting executed. I don’t want to…