Writing portfolio
I'm a journalist specializing in race, culture, and identity. These pieces best reflect my work.
As seen in The New York Times, New York Magazine,The Atlantic, ELLE, and more.
"Democrats Must Stop Treating Black Women as an Afterthought," The New York Times
"By Opening Their Own Pilates Studios, Black Women Are Becoming The Face Of The Mind-Body Movement," Essence
"How to Persuade White Lawmakers to Protect Black Hairstyles," Businessweek Magazine
"Hustle Culture Harms Women of Color the Most," Marie Claire
"Black Journalists Are Exhausted," The New York Times
"Amika's Director of Product Development, Dr. Cicely Shillingford, Is Diversifying Hair Care," Byrdie
"At "Black Out" Performances, the Power of Healing Through Community," The New York Times
"The Virus Is Showing Black People What They Knew All Along," The Atlantic
"An open letter to America's Black girls: You are not alone," MSNBC
"Quinta Brunson: Raise a Glass to the New Queen of TV," Cosmopolitan
"Megan Thee Stallion says she’s depressed. So many successful Black women are.," MSNBC
"One of Breonna Taylor’s killers was hired. We should all be angry.," MSNBC
"Finding My Joy at Essence Festival," The New York Times
"‘I Felt Like No One Truly Listened’: The Invisible Toll of Fibroids on Black Women," The New York Times
"Fashion Fair Did It First," The Cut
"Sexyy Red Keeps It Very Real," The Cut
"Black Figure Skaters See Performing as Their Best Way to Speak Out," The New York Times
"Megan Thee Stallion and FKA twigs have shown how much America has failed Black women," MSNBC
"What Writing a Pandemic Newsletter Showed Me About America," WIRED
"To My Daughter, With Love," The New York Times
""Bad Hair" Doesn't Do Justice To Black Women's Complex Hair Stories," ELLE
"I’m Still Here: Nikole Hannah-Jones," Citizen Magazine
"Black at U.T., and Beyond," The New York Times