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Reporting & Writing

Here's a sample:

Feature on Sister Souljah for The Nation's Nineties special issue

"The Racial Reckoning Inside Planned Parenthood" for Harper's BAZAAR

"I never felt like a 'single' parent. Then COVID hit" for The Nation

On Black parents and the pandemic, play therapy, homeschooling, and wanderlust for The New York Times

On schools and parenting for The Atlantic

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I interviewed Tarana Burke

The #MeToo founder on how to support sexual assault survivors when they’re your children.

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I’m thrilled that my book will be out April 2, 2019, just in time for Mother’s Day. Learn more and pre-order here.

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The Color of Discipline

On the politics of spanking at The Rumpus.

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My Nation cover story on Black Lives Matter organizing efforts in the first year of Trump’s presidency. I spoke about the reporting here and here. Sept 2017

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My report on the movement to end cash bail. Sept 2017

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“Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down“ My review of a book on the roots of RJ. May 2017

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"This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom” On the Movement for Black Lives’ Mama’s Day bail out. May 2017.

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Honored to be included as part of Essence Magazine’s list of 100 Woke Women. April 2017.

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Reported essay about pregnancy and the birth of my first child: “What It’s Like to Be Black and Pregnant When You Know How Dangerous That Can Be.” Part of a Nation cover package on black infant and maternal mortality. February 2017

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My story at Slate on efforts to recruit more black men into teaching. Part of the site’s series on education and changing demographics.

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YES! Magazine invited me to guest edit its Summer ‘16 issue on gender justice. I shaped much of its content along with a group of writers I admire and the YES editorial team. Here’s the article I contributed.

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My review of the anthology Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines.

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Feature at The Nation on the mechanics of organizing and the role of social media in today’s movement for black lives.

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I moderated a panel at New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on black women and girls and social change. It was an opportunity to be in conversation with Beth Richie, author of Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation, Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, Joanne N. Smith, ED and founder of Girls for Gender Equity and Ramatu Bangara, Program Officer at the NoVo Foundation. You can watch here.