I mean, if you want. 🙂 — For the first time ever, I’m opening up my calendar and career to my audience here on Medium, an informal offering circular (Hello, SEC!) of sorts to work with me directly. It’s such a no-brainer, I wonder why I hadn’t ever thought of it sooner.* I want to hear from…

#tbt 5 years ago when I took part in the International Organization for Migration (IOM) “i am a migrant” viral social media campaign to promote diversity and inclusion of migrants in society, amidst the racist, white supremacist, xenophobic political discourse of the Trump administration. …

Sadly, the loss of these lives does not matter. — To half the country. To half its politicians. To half its elected officials. To half its servant leaders. To half the polled populace. To Mitch McConnell. To Greg Abbott. To Ted Cruz. To the NRA. If they did, House Resolutions (H.R.) 8 and 1446 would have passed long before Buffalo…

no sleep til Brooklyn — I know the station cold: before arriving, after departing its bright corridors. How long it takes between the stretches of tunnel barreling in from 9th Ave. The swing dance of alternate couples: lamps, skylight, shadow, pitch black. The gaps in cell reception, dropped signals, the mocking spotty coverage. Straphanger sighs…

Center Black women’s voices. — Center Black women’s voices. That’s the headline, hot take, and hope. Having said this, here are some thoughts. Honestly, there’s too much to unpack here. The barbarization, caricature, and dehumanization of Black bodies, especially Black women’s bodies. The exploitation of these bodies as both object and subject, performer and performance…

January 2022 update, from Dallas with love — I’m currently in Dallas, TX with my parents to visit family. My dad, 68, is a former Wall Street banker and cab driver. His Social Security retirement stipend is his only source of income. His financial institution, Sterling National Bank (SNB) blocked/froze/locked his debit card the first time it was…

when statistics become tragedies — CNN: 1 in every 500 US residents have died of COVID-19 As of today, 5 December 2021, 788,311 Americans have died of COVID. (Johns Hopkins University)

20 — Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. - Narrator, 500 Days of Summer (2009) Monday, September 10th, 2001, was an unremarkable day. It began, and it ended…

18x All-Star. 11x All-NBA First Team. 9x All-NBA Defensive First Team. 5x NBA Champion. 4x All-Star MVP. 2x Finals MVP. 2x scoring champion. 2008 MVP. 1997 Slam Dunk champion. 2x Olympic men’s basketball gold medalist. Oh, and an Academy Award after retiring. 12 April 2013: Kobe tore his Achilles tendon. …