It is always the same question. So what are you? Left or right? Umm, for the people. Is that an acceptable answer? And every time I get asked that I kind of pause because it is never as simple as people...

“You look mean.” “Are you okay?” “She’s mean.” Says the person who has never actually conversed with me. I have heard it since high school. Usually, from someone I did not even want...

Every time I see the phrase “Black fatigue” online, I already know what kind of conversation it is going to be. It is almost never Black people saying they are tired of racism. It is usually people...

I was thinking about this the other day and I wanted to ask you something. When did empowerment start feeling so heavy? I keep seeing this tone online where strength looks like being completely shut...

By now, I think everyone, or at least anyone with a phone, has seen the news about Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson. I would not say it is Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce-level media frenzy, but it...

When my relationship ended, people wanted it reduced to a single, satisfying sentence. He cheated and I left. End of story. They wanted me angry in a way that made sense. Emotions that were clean...

Dear Future Us,  I hope you’re reading this somewhere peaceful. Maybe at a desk that isn’t shaking because one leg is shorter than the others, like the one in our office now. Maybe in a space...

Dear Professors, Before anything else, let me say this with respect: we appreciate you. Truly. We know you deal with budget cuts, putting your all into lesson plans, endless emails, weird smells drifting...

Dear Burnt-Out Student, I see you. And not in the social media way where people pretend burnout looks like the occasional day of bed rotting and missing a class. No. I see the version of you that wakes...

Dear Returning Students, First things first: you are not late. I know it might feel like you missed the train, but really, you just took the scenic route. You lived a little, learned a lot, and then...