March 13, 2024
We’re giving over the health, safety and the sanctity of public education to those who only have their own power…
February 14, 2024
OPINION | Joy is not an afterthought
I write a lot about the ongoing injuries to Black people to connect the dots of history to this present…
January 10, 2024
OPINION | American fiction
Opinion writer Nikesha Elise Williams reflects on an encounter with a police officer in Murray Hill Friday night.…
December 6, 2023
OPINION | The ‘Black tax’
What’s happening in Brentwood is an extension of the long history of redlining that cut off Black and Brown communities…
November 8, 2023
OPINION | My son was called the N-word at school
Now that it has happened to my son, so much earlier than when it first happened to me, I am…
October 25, 2023
OPINION | I won’t lie to you
The only opinion I have and the only solution I support is cease fire. …
October 11, 2023
OPINION | 2 images that show the work we need to do
In the images of Woods and Deegan, the degradation of one, and the praise of another, is how much further…
September 27, 2023
OPINION | Living with the past
Throwing money at a problem is easy. What is not is remaining committed to creating equitable communities for all people…
September 13, 2023
OPINION | This American life
Though it it comes as an affront to the immoral imbalance of white supremacy, disenfranchisement and early death be damned.…
August 28, 2023
OPINION | This hate is ours to hold
I didn’t want to write this, but here I am using my words to process a pain that runs too…
August 16, 2023
OPINION | Resiliency begins with us
Will we look back and say we did our best on an individual level to fight climate change?…
July 19, 2023
OPINION | New African American history standards eschew context
The prevailing narrative of Florida’s new social studies standards, and in our country writ large, is that Black Americans are…
June 14, 2023
OPINION | Invest in safety, not police
We cannot police ourselves out of crime. The JSO budget has been at or above half-a-billion dollars for years, and…
May 17, 2023
OPINION | On the come up
I criticize this bold new city of the South consistently, but I’m not above applauding when ovation is due. And,…
April 19, 2023
OPINION | The body is the crime scene
Recent legislative measures target the very existence of marginalized groups.…
April 5, 2023
OPINION | Ring the alarm
Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.…
March 22, 2023
OPINION | Don’t close your eyes
College DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s…
March 6, 2023
OPINION | Look beyond the top of the ticket
The real change lies in who’s elected to the down ballot races. We have 19 seats on our City Council,…
February 15, 2023
OPINION | The real life implications of erasing history
What came home from school was a list of people, places, or things the students could portray. Out of two…
February 1, 2023
OPINION | Rinse and repeat
The hashtags that now date back a decade, and centuries of crimes against humanity, are the reason A.P. African American…
January 18, 2023
OPINION | We don’t have a labor shortage
The U.S. workforce suffers from the unwillingness of corporations to pay workers a wage that signifies value, worth, dignity and…
January 4, 2023
OPINION | The lie of invisibility
Banning books eliminates an opportunity for students to expand beyond their own surroundings and worldview.…
December 14, 2022
OPINION | Remember, reconcile, repair
“Take ‘Em Down!” is an ineffectual narrative strategy to effect change. Is it a demand of adamance? Absolutely. A passionate…
November 30, 2022
OPINION | Silence is not assent
As a child I would sometimes get in trouble in school, and then again at home, for trying to express…