Doing My Best (Until I Can Do Better)

The nuances of ancestry

How a work trip turned into an existential crisis about identity

Aug 2 • 

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March 2025

Hair woes

An ode to the defiant curls of my youth as I ponder the dreaded grow-out phase.

Mar 3 • 

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January 2025

On writing.

It only took me six weeks (and twenty years) to find my voice again.

Jan 29 • 

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October 2024

Burnout.

I'm the problem. It's me.

Oct 4, 2024 • 

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June 2024

My Inner-Wolverine

Or how the X-Men taught me about social justice.

Jun 21, 2024 • 

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May 2024

Things I Blame My Parents for: I could have been multilingual

They know I love them, but yeah, this one always gets me.

May 23, 2024 • 

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April 2024

I'm still not a Beyoncé fan...

...but I am grateful for her latest album and the way it's given me an outlet for my homesickness, nostalgia, and validation for my current phase of…

Apr 15, 2024 • 

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“Mommy, I love your skin.”

Or, how my daughter helped me embrace my melanated superpower.

Apr 3, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Rainbows in my clouds

Reflections on Sisterhood

Mar 29, 2024 • 

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I’m hoping to use this space to share my writing about all things anti-racism, feminism, motherhood, and beyond. This piece is focused on body image and…

Mar 28, 2024 • 

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