Featured Writing And Hosting

Writing and Editing

• Op-Ed: Stop Sharing Viral Videos Of Black Trauma. Do The Anti-Racist Work Instead (NowThis, 2020)

• Thousands Demand Their Landlords #CancelRent In Historic Strike (NowThis, 2020)

• Netflix's 'Self Made' Celebrates the Life of America's First Black Female Millionaire (Thrillist, 2020)

• 'Bob's Burgers' Thanksgiving episodes are the holiday TV specials we deserve (NBC News, 2019)

• Affordable Housing in NYC for Black Women Is a Crapshoot (Zora by Medium, 2019)

• Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning for an afro emoji so that people with natural hair are represented (NowThis, 2019)

• Ola Ronke Created the Free Black Women's Library to Foster A Space That Celebrates The Work of Black Women (NowThis, 2019)

• Nicole Moore on voter suppression and white supremacy (NowThis, 2018)

• Op-ed: From lynchings, to the civil rights movement, to Charlottesville, my grandmother never knew an America without racial violence (NowThis, 2018)

• March for Our Lives: These 11-year-olds give the country hope for the future (NowThis, 2018)

• MANE-Season 1: Braids and other traditionally Black hairstyles have been banned in the military, schools, and the workplace — but they're also championed as a symbol of celebration (NowThis, 2018)

• Op-Ed: 'Three Billboards' And Sam Rockwell's Lazy Take On Race (NowThis, 2018)

• An Interview with Poet Jamie Oliveira (Rosewater, 2017)

• At ‘Enoteca Maria’, Grandmas Are the Queens of This Kitchen in Staten Island, NY (NowThis, 2016)

• Nora Ephron, the Quarter-Life Crisis, and Becoming a Boss Bitch (Rosewater, 2016)

• #BlackGirlMagic: JustLatasha Finding Humor in Uncomfortable Situations (Rosewater, 2016)

• Disappointing Mothers With Feminism and Breasts (Rosewater, 2016)

• Q&A: Colour Me Wednesday, DIY Punk With Feminist Roots (Rosewater, 2016)

• Does Wanting Success Make You a ‘Bad Feminist’? (Rosewater, 2015)

• White Feminism: Is ‘Leaning In’ for all women? (Rosewater, 2015)

• The Importance of #BlackOutDay for Black Women (Rosewater, 2015)

• How to [Feel] in the Digital Age (Rosewater, 2015)

• Black Face, White Lies: The Rachel Dolezal Story (Rosewater, 2015)

• Interview with Olaronke Akinmowo (Rosewater, 2015)

• #ZacharyHammond and Why #AllLivesMatter Just Means Anti-Black (Rosewater, 2015)

• Women and Women of Color of Law Enforcement (Rosewater, 2015)

• #Mizzou, Yale, and PWI’s (Predominately White Institutions) (Rosewater, 2015)

• Natural Hair Journey: One Woman’s Perspective on ‘Going Natural’ (Rosewater, 2014)

• Hair Positivity: From Hot Combs to Lace Fronts, Afro Sheen and Afro Puffs (Rosewater, 2014)

• The “Other” in the Newsroom: Diversity in Media (Rosewater, 2014)

• #LessClassicallyBeautiful and the Backhanded Compliment (Rosewater, 2014)

• Feminism, Barbie, and Grrrl Empowerment (Rosewater, 2014)

Hosting

• Never Seen: These People Have Never Seen 'The Conjuring' (NowThis, 2018)

• Issa Rae Interview Exclusive with NowThis (NowThis, 2018)

• Op-ed: From lynchings, to the civil rights movement, to Charlottesville, my grandmother never knew an America without racial violence (NowThis, 2018)

• Tight jeans is never an invitation for sexual assault — help us share this important message about consent on #DenimDay (NowThis, 2018)

• Op-Ed: 'Three Billboards' And Sam Rockwell's Lazy Take On Race (NowThis, 2018)

• As a nation built by immigrants, Trump's 'shithole' comments don't reflect America — we do (NowThis, 2018)

• Why do we need Black History Month in 2018? We’ll be answering that question each day and challenging you to keep (NowThis, 2018)

• Women, young people, and people of color are making history in the 2018 midterm elections (NowThis, 2018)