In 2016, I published my New Year’s resolutions on Longreads. As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.
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Posted inFeature, Nonfiction
Our Well-Regulated Militia
Is the conversation around guns in this country really about the right to bear arms?
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
The Racist and Sexist T-Shirts of an Inauguration
The racists are not afraid in DC this week. At Trump’s Tody Keith concert, one man wore a t-shirt reading “Blacks Make Racial Slurs & Commit Hate Crimes Too!!”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Go to Sleep
Homeless and searching for a bus driver named Mr. Wonderful: An award-winning 2005 Washington Post story by DeNeen L. Brown.
Posted inReading List
A Resolute 2017: A Reading List
In 2016, I published my New Year’s resolutions on Longreads. As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.
Posted inNonfiction
The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion
Eighty years ago, in Berlin, Stella Walsh won her second Olympic medal. Decades later, Walsh’s murder and subsequent autopsy threw the legacy of track’s first female superstar into turmoil.
Posted inUncategorized
The Discovery That Spawned the Synthetic Marijuana Industry
The biological reaction that marijuana triggers in the body had long been a mystery. Scientists could dissect marijuana’s active component — THC — tinker with its structure and conjure synthetic compounds based on that. But they did not know whether THC worked through non-specific interaction with cell membranes or whether it interacted with the brain’s […]
Posted inBooks, Science & Nature
We Should Be Talking About the Effect of Climate Change on Cities
But we’re not. Instead, the effects on cities tend to be edited out or statistically minimized.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Sports
‘I Am Not a Role Model’ and the Resurgence of Athlete Activism
More athletes are publicly taking a political stance, echoing activists who came before them.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Stand Up For Transgender Equality: A Reading List
I was in the lobby of a theater in Washington, D.C. when I saw the first of the tweets about the Trump administration’s decision to stymie protections for transgender students on the federal level. It wasn’t until the play ended and I was on the Metro home that I had cell service; I began to piece together […]
