My writing and editing work spans from breaking news to creative nonfiction, covering topics connected to mental health, identity, advocacy, and sexuality.
Below is a selection of my published work, featuring both recent pieces and personal favorites.
Equity & Identity
Black Masculinity and Mental Health: Moving Past Outdated Expectations and Myths for Better Care
Mental Health Among Black Men: Barriers to Care and 6 Ways to Find Support
Food City: The Food For All Book
10 Black-led Food Justice Organizations You Should Know About
The War on Sex Work Places BIPOC in Harm’s Way (Image: Michael M. Santiago)
The Persistence of Anti-Black Hate Crimes is an American Tradition (Photo by Kent Nishimura)
Navigating Chronic Illness and Black Womanhood
When Body Size Blocks a Diagnosis
10 Anti-Diet Experts Unpack Body Neutrality (Image: Matt Hunt)
RBG and the double and triple consciousness of Black, queer women (Image: Jon Tyson)
Finding Your Place As An Adoptee
Substance Use, Incarceration, and the Black Community
What I Wish More People Knew About Queer Parenthood
Holistic Care That Honors Identity Is Crucial For Wellness: An Impact Report from BEAM
What Does It Mean to Be Genderqueer?
What is Food Justice? (photo by Zen Chung)
Creative Nonfiction
How Can We Say Yes If We Can't Say No? (Image: Jessica Felicio)
Fighting For Black Lives Through Chronic Pain (Image: Colin Lloyd)
Featured in:
Media & Representation
The Media’s Portrayal of Bipolar Disorder and Why It Needs to Change
How a Lack of Black Hollywood Executives Affects the Black Community
25 Must-Read Books That Humanize the HIV/AIDS Experience
Mental Health
Racism in Mental Health Care: Where Are We Now?
How to Break the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma
Refuge in Grief: Exploring What It Means to Grieve
What is Secondary Trauma?
How to Unplug, Set Boundaries, and Practice Self-Care During Tumultuous Times
