Pour Into Your Twenty
October 21, 2026
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Belonging is a science, not a slogan. Here’s what I believe we owe the 20 people closest to us.
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We Climbed. Who Did We Pull Up?
October 20, 2026
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Six figures changed our lives. They didn’t change the math. Here’s what we owe, and what we can build.
Who Gets to Be Black Depends on Who’s Looking
October 20, 2026
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In Gambia, I’m American. Cross a border and Blackness changes names, and sometimes it changes the rules.
I Was 2 Inches Short, So I Made Art
October 20, 2026
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Joy stopped being optional for me 2 years ago. Here’s what I built to hold it.
The Thank-You Note Is a Power Move
October 16, 2026
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I stopped sending them. I’m starting again, and here’s why it’s strategy, not manners.
Why Nobody Gets Invited Over Anymore
October 15, 2026
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I host about a quarter as much as I did five years ago. Here’s why, and what I do now.
How to Host for People Who Notice the Napkins
October 14, 2026
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Five courses, ten people at most, three hours, and about $10 to $15 a head. This one was a hen party. Cornish hens, that is…
The First Rental: What Nobody Tells Black Women About Becoming a Landlord
October 13, 2026
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Let me start with the excuses. I keep a mental list. Excuse one. “I got hit with a garnishment from an old bill I forgot
The Good China Is Not for Company
October 12, 2026
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My mother’s china, her best friend’s silver, and a cabinet of crystal live in my house. None of it sits behind glass.