It’s award season, golden globes, sag, Oscars, blah, blah, blah. So, what about you create your own awards. Reflect back over the last year, what
Category: Diversity
Gimme Shelter: Rape and Murder, It’s Just a Shot Away*
Two stories dominated the headlines this week, the aftermath mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton and the alleged suicide of sex offender Jeffry
My Body, My Choice: Abortion, Cigarettes and Iran
My mom died of lung cancer. She never smoked a cigarette a day in her life. My dad was the smoker. My dad had a
The Black Panthers, Thanksgiving and the Second Amendment
A police officer shot John Crawford dead in a Wal-Mart. Mr. Crwaford was shopping in the toy aisle and holding a toy BB gun. Mr.
Facial Recognition: Congress, the Judicial System and Demographics
The tech headlines in June were all about the inaccuracy of facial recognition software, if you’re not a white male.¹ For white males, facial recognition
The Thinker: Don’t Ask Me to Smile…Yet
I’ve been asked a few times, “why do black women look so mean all of the time.” It’s a good question, but I can’t think of
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 