I write about identity, race, immigration, art, activism and all the other things that keep me up at night. 

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Sampling of essays:

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I Was a Museum's Black Lives Matter Hire, Hyperallergic

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I have a hard time hearing men talk — literally. That's not the most troubling part, Salon

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What If We Believed Anything Was Possible?, YES! Magazine

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In the Past Two Years, Museums Have Finally Started Hiring Black Women for Top Jobs. Why Are So Many Already Leaving?, Artnet

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The Fuzzy Line Between Inspiration and Appropriation, Hyperallergic

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Artists Breathe New Life Into Archives, Hyperallergic

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Learning to Live With Racist In-Laws, Elle

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How Black Artists in Texas Demonstrate the Spirit of Juneteenth, Hyperallergic

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COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the Arts, Hyperallergic

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Decolonization: an Act of Independence, Not Benevolence, Hyperallergic

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What Black Panther Gets Right About the Politics of Museums, Hyperallergic

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Dear Customs and Border Patrol, USA Today

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Diversity Includes Opinion, Austin American Statesman

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Art, Not Hate, Has Many Sides, Psychology Today

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No Really, Where are YOU From, TRT World

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What Loving Can Show Us About Multiracial Parenting, TIME Magazine

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I Was Locked Up Because..., The Guardian

 

My essays about privilege, race, immigration, and art and representation, have appeared in Elle, the Guardian, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, USA Today, and Hyperallergic, among others. In 2017, I was the Jack Jones Literary Art’s Tiphanie Yanique Fellow at the inaugural retreat for women writers of color.  My short stories have been published by Catapult and Pree, abnd recognized by Glimmer Train, Kore Press, and New Letters, among others. 

 

(*hush* keep checking here for details about a forthcoming book.)

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