Just about everything — My white husband has a passion for everything celestial, so much so that last Christmas, I got him a telescope. Since, we’ve traveled to various locations far away from the pollution of city lights to view some of the most spectacular constellations in the galaxy. I’ve enjoyed every moment of…

And still, some people have the audacity to say racism doesn't exist — I woke up to the news of an 18-year-old white supremacist who gunned down ten Black people in a mall in Buffalo, New York yesterday. I am not okay. I had planned brunch with my white husband and mixed-race daughter today. It’s sunny and I can hear the birds singing…

If I don’t know where you sit on the racist spectrum, we can no longer be friends — I’ve been writing about my personal experiences with racism for close to two years now. During that time, I’ve met many people and re-connected with old friends and acquaintances — white, brown, and Black. Some have openly commented on my anti-racism work while others have kept absolutely silent. Before I…

Because they know they might never get caught — I’ve always nurtured the idea that the more educated a person, the less likely they are to be racist. I think that this way of seeing the world has set me up for bad surprises and disappointment time and time again. I’ve come to the ultimate conclusion that it isn’t…

I’d tell you to get a life, but you might not have much of it left — A few weeks ago, I wrote a couple of articles about racist, old, white people. The articles were trying to make an important point that no matter how old you are, you have no damn excuse for being racist. This topic had long been a taboo one for me because…

And because she doesn’t want to have to treat racists — From a very young age, my mixed-race daughter has been passionate about medicine. I myself have always admired and wanted to be in the profession, but for various reasons, I was unable to. With this in mind, I have been twice as careful to not push my dreams and aspirations…

The short answer is “yes” — Racism is a strange beast, sometimes it is not consistent. As Black people, we sometimes compare notes on white people. Because, believe it or not, when someone is racist to you, you always have this lingering doubt as to whether the action in itself is racially motivated. You’ll be in…

But the minute that changes, all hell breaks loose — I was on the video call with my white female boss. It had been a crazy year. Amidst a team restructuring, this was my fourth boss in 12 months. I put on my game face and pretended to be highly motivated, but deep down inside I was stressed and confused…

Because they can be racist all they want without consequences — I’ve written on this platform about the blatant racism I have often faced from old, white people. Some readers even side with these racists and tell me to go easy on them. “They’re from a different time, a time when Black Lives Matter did not exist. You can’t hold them…