“Toni Morrison’s Black Art Spoke in a Nation That Would Silence Us,”
Truthout, August 7, 2019.
https://truthout.org/articles/toni-morrisons-black-art-spoke-in-a-nation-that-would-silence-us
“Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Watch “When They See Us,” Truthout, June 12, 2019.
https://truthout.org/articles/why-i-cant-bring-myself-to-watch-when-they-see-us
“On Mother’s Day, Remember the Mothers of Trayvon, Sandra and Tamir,
Truthout, May 12, 2019.
https://truthout.org/articles/on-mothers-day-remember-the-mothers-of-trayvon-sandra-and-tamir
“As We Mourn Notre Dame, Let Us Remember Black Churches Also Matter,”
Truthout, April 19, 2019.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-we-mourn-notre-dame-let-us-remember-black-churches-also-matter
“From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged, Truthout, April 4, 2019
https://truthout.org/articles/from-pre-k-on-us-schools-privilege-the-already-privileged
“Educators Can Dismantle Oppression in Their Classrooms. Here’s How.”
Truthout, March 28, 2019
https://truthout.org/articles/educators-can-dismantle-oppression-in-their-classrooms-heres-how
“All Schools Should Teach Students That Black Lives Matter,” Truthout, February 10, 2019
https://truthout.org/articles/all-schools-should-teach-students-that-black-lives-matter
2018
“Renew the Resistance! The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Light the Way,”
Truthout, December 26, 2018.
https://truthout.org/articles/renew-the-resistance-the-seven-principles-of-kwanzaa-light-the-way
“How Progressives Can End the Era of Mediocre White Men in Power,”
Truthout, September 4, 2018.
https://truthout.org/articles/how-progressives-can-end-the-era-of-mediocre-white-men-in-power
“‘Geniuses Hiding in Plain Sight’: Tayari Jones on How the Academy can Reinforce Inequality,”
Truthout, March 27, 2018.
https://truthout.org/articles/geniuses-hiding-in-plain-sight-tayari-jones-on-how-the-academy-can-reinforce-inequality
“Building on a Deep Organizing History, Black Women are Reshaping the Electoral Landscape,”
Truthout, February 10, 2018.
https://truthout.org/articles/building-on-a-deep-organizing-history-black-women-are-reshaping-the-electoral-landscape
“In Conversation: On Love, Art, and a New Vision of Liberated Black Womanhood in An American Marriage,”
LA Review of Books, February 6, 2018.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/in-conversation-on-love-art-and-a-new-vision-of-liberated-black-womanhood-in-an-american-marriage
2017
“The Space in Between: Rev of Afro-Surreal Liminality in Khary Lazarre-White’s Passage,”
LA Review of Books, November 18, 2017.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-space-in-between-afro-surreal-liminality-in-khary-lazarre-whites-passage
“Women’s Work: A Personal Reflection and Appeal to WWC Women on MLK Day,”
Truthout, January 16, 2017.
https://truthout.org/articles/women-s-work-a-personal-reflection-on-mlk-day
“Breaking the Binaries: Rev. of The Thunder Beneath Us,” Truthout, January 2, 2017
https://truthout.org/articles/breaking-the-binaries-the-thunder-beneath-us
2016
“How I Talked About Trump with My 6 Year Old Child,” Truthout, November 10, 2016
https://truthout.org/articles/how-i-talked-about-trump-with-my-six-year-old-child
“Black Women Do Breastfeed, Despite Intense Systemic Barriers in the U.S.,” Truthout, August 26, 2016
https://truthout.org/articles/black-women-do-breastfeed-despite-intense-systemic-barriers-in-the-us
“When Play is Criminalized: Racial Disparities in Childhood,” Truthout, July 25, 2016
https://truthout.org/articles/when-play-is-criminalized-racial-disparities-in-childhood
“If We Must Wear Ourselves Out, Let it be Because We Build,” Bitch Media, July 11, 2016
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/if-we-must-wear-ourselves-out-let-it-be-because-we-build
“’Be Audacious’ – Literary Women Pay Homage to Zora Neale Hurston on Her 125th Birthday,” The Root, Ed. Janelle Harris, January 7, 2016
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2016/01/black_women_writers_pay_homage_to_zora_neale_hurston_on_her_125th_birthday.html
“Creed Reveals Director Ryan Coogler’s Womanist Sensibilities,” Truthout, January 5, 2016
https://truthout.org/articles/creed-reveals-filmmaker-ryan-coogler-s-womanist-sensibilities
2015
“Restorative Justice Gives Our Children Dignity in U.S. Schools,” Truthout, December 29, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/restorative-justice-gives-our-children-dignity-in-us-schools
“Black Parenting Matters: Raising Children in a World of Police Terror,” Truthout, October 1, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/black-parenting-matters-raising-children-in-a-world-of-police-terror
“Creating Sense from Chaos: Interview with Kevin Powell,” The Crisis, Fall 2015: 34-35.
Review of “Between the World and Me – The Black Body Matters,” Truthout, August 23, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/the-black-body-matters
“Music’s Role in the Movement for Black Lives,” Truthout, August 4, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/music-s-role-in-the-movement-for-black-lives-an-interview-with-robert-glasper
“My Intersectional Life,” Truthout, March 21, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/my-intersectional-life
“So So Fresh: U.S. TV is Starting to Reflect the U.S.,” Truthout, March 18, 2015
https://truthout.org/articles/so-so-fresh-us-tv-is-starting-to-reflect-the-us
2014
“Black Women: Image vs. Reality,” The Crisis, (Cover Story) Winter 2014: 18-21.
“Dear White People (and Black and Brown People, Too), Please Go See this Film,” Truthout, October 29, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/dear-white-people-and-black-and-brown-people-too-please-go-see-this-film
“Raven is a Shade of Black,” Truthout, October 10, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/raven-is-a-shade-of-black/
“Talking Black Writers, #BringBackOurGirls, and All the Buzz About Bridgett Davis’ New Book,” Truthout, October 2, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/talking-black-writers-bringbackourgirls-and-all-the-buzz-about-bridgett-m-davis-into-the-go-slow/
Review of Through a Lens Darkly, “Film Celebrates Blackness, Authenticity, and the Glory of Photography,” Truthout, September 27, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/blackness-authenticity-and-the-glory-of-photography-review-of-through-a-lens-darkly/
Review of Belle, “A New Film Suggests ‘Evidence’ of a New Conversation,” The Crisis, Summer 2014: 37-39.
“Dr. Anthony Monteiro and the Struggle for the Soul of African American Studies at Temple,” Truthout, April 15, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/black-radical-professor-anthony-monteiro-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-african-american-studies-at-temple/
“Mad DNA,” Truthout, February 23, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/mad-dna/
“Blackout Hollywood,” Truthout, January 22, 2014
https://truthout.org/articles/blackout-hollywood/
2013
“The Double Divide: Deaf and Native,” Indian Country Today, November 25, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/11/25/living-double-divide-deaf-and-native-152420
“Wrapping Women in Pink Shawls,” Indian Country Today, October 10, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/10/10/wrapping-women-pink-shawls-151687
“The Smartest Summer Ever; Full STEAM Ahead!” The Washington Post, August 21, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/the-smartest-summer-ever-full-steam-ahead/2013/08/21/8c5399ac-0a63-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html
“Summer Fun can Build Kids’ Brains,” The Washington Post, August 8, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/summer-fun-can-build-kids-brains/2013/08/08/bad99c02-ff98-11e2-9a3e-916de805f65d_story.html
“The Smartest Summer Ever: Hazy but not Lazy,” The Washington Post, August 7, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/2013/08/07/e1a3189c-ff64-11e2-9a3e-916de805f65d_story.html
“Victory at Last: Apache Activist Helps Push HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Resolution,” Indian Country Today, July 17, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/07/17/victory-last-apache-activist-helps-pass-hivaids-confidentiality-resolution-150460
“After the Verdict: How Do I Talk to My Son about Trayvon?” The Root, July 15, 2013
https://www.theroot.com/after-the-verdict-hug-your-sons-1790897292
“Helping Your Child Overcome the Summer Slide in Learning,” The Washington Post, July 11, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/2013/07/11/7bceed80-e9b0-11e2-8f22-de4bd2a2bd39_story.html
“Knocking Some Sense: Discipline and Black Children,” Ebony, July 2013: 128 – 131.
Review of Gimme the Loot “Film Pays Homage to the Graf Writers Who Risk it All,” Truthout.org, June 29, 2013
https://truthout.org/articles/film-gimme-the-loot-pays-homage-to-the-graf-writers-who-risk-it-all/
“Goodsoldier May Become First Native Woman Board Member of National Alliance on Mental Illness,” Indian Country Today, June 12, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/06/12/goodsoldier-may-become-first-native-female-board-member-national-alliance-mental-illness
“That Indigenous Sparkle” Indian Country Today April 10, 2013: 44.
“A Conversation with Shari Sebbens of The Sapphires,” Indian Country Today, May 17, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/05/17/conversation-shari-sebbens-sapphires-149406
“Freedom of Information Act Used to Push I.H.S. to Offer Plan B Over the Counter,” Indian Country Today, May 13, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/05/13/freedom-information-act-used-push-ihs-offer-plan-b-over-counter-149323
Review of “Long Distance Revolutionary: Examining the Life of Mumia Abu Jamal,” The Washington Post, May 1, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/long-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal/2013/05/01/5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html
Review of “The Central Park Five: Exploring Race, Rape, and Redemption,” The Washington Post, April 16, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/the-central-park-five-exploring-race-rape-and-redemption/2013/04/16/4b13dbf4-a6dc-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_blog.html
“Good Thinking 4 All Our Relations Addresses Needs of Impoverished Tribes ‘Seemingly Forgotten’,” Indian Country Today, April 16, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/04/16/good-thinking-4-all-our-relations-addresses-needs-impoverished-tribes-seemingly-forgotten
Review of “American Promise and the Black Student Struggle in the Nation’s Private Schools,” The Washington Post, April 5, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/american-promise-and-the-black-student-struggle-in-the-nations-private-schools/2013/04/03/939404b2-9b9c-11e2-9bda-edd1a7fb557d_blog.html
“Three Sisters Create Bath and Beauty Business Using Materials Near Yukon,” Indian Country Today, March 25, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/03/25/three-sisters-create-bath-and-beauty-business-using-materials-near-yukon-148339
“180 Days and American Promise: Two Films that Show Racial and Financial Disparities in America’s School Systems,” The Washington Post, March 22, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/180-days-and-american-promise-two-films-that-show-racial-financial-and-disparities-in-americas-school-systems/2013/03/21/81f52596-9238-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_blog.html
“Passamaquoddy’s BlackBear Communications Launches Campaign to Improve Healthcare Options for Natives,” Indian Country Today, March 18, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/03/18/passamaquoddys-blackbear-communications-launches-campaign-improve-healthcare-options
“The Sapphires Tells the Story of the Aboriginal Supremes,” Indian Country Today, March 15, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/03/15/sapphires-tells-story-aboriginal-supremes-148213
“Tlingit CEO of Colorado-Based IT Company Open Branch in Rural Kake,” Indian Country Today, February 26, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/02/26/tlingit-ceo-colorado-based-it-company-opens-branch-rural-kake-147893
“Obama Must Address Causes of Inner City Violence in Chicago Speech,” The Washington Post, February 12, 2013
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/president-obama-he-must-address-causes-of-inner-city-gun-violence-in-chicago-speech/2013/02/12/bdd2ae24-7525-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_blog.html
“A Young Batwa Medical Student Advocates Health Care for his People Forcefully Displaced from their Forest in Uganda,” Indian Country Today, February 5, 2013
http://ICTMN.com/2013/02/05/young-batwa-medical-student-advocates-health-care-his-people-forcefully-displaced-their
“Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains,” Truthout, January 13, 2013
https://truthout.org/articles/invisibility-in-django-unchained-broomhilda-in-chains/
“Dancing Away From Diabetes,” Indian Country Today, December 5, 2012: 44-45.
2012
Review and Interview “The Sugar Project: Modern Day Navaho Monster,” Indian Country Today, November 19, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/11/19/navajo-monster-artist-shares-diabetes-focused-multimedia-installation-made-from-granulated-sugar-146394
Review of “Like a Tree Without Roots: Searching for the Beauty Within,” The Washington Post, October 18, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/book-review-searching-for-the-beauty-within/2012/10/18/62bca920-18b1-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_blog.html#
Review of “Middle of Nowhere,” Essence, November 2012: 64.
“Tiya A. Miles: Similar Struggles Should Unite Native and African Americans in Protest of Columbus Day,” Indian Country Today, October 9, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/10/09/tiya-a-miles-similar-struggles-should-unite-native-and-african-americans-in-protesting-columbus-day-138565
“Al Jazeera Spotlights Failure of Violence Against Women Act to Protect Native Victims,” Indian Country Today, October 10, 2012: 44.
“How Large is Your Sweet Tooth? See the Dangerous Effects of Sugar,” Indian Country Today, August 24, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/08/24/how-large-is-your-sweet-tooth-see-the-dangerous-effects-of-sugar-130086
“The Grains Did It! A Comprehensive Anthropological Study of Remains of the Pueblo Reveals the Causes (and Possible Cures) for the Diabetes Epidemic in Indian Country,” Indian Country Today, August 22, 2012: 26-29.
“Watch Native Cry Outreach’s Gripping PSA for Native Contemplating Suicide,” Indian Country Today, August 6, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/08/06/watch-native-cry-outreach-alliances-gripping-psa-for-natives-contemplating-suicide-127501
“Young Lakota Activist Campaigns to Make Plan B Available, Affordable to Native Women,” The Huffington Post, July 20, 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eisa-ulen/young-lakota-activist-cam_b_1680790.html
“A 26 Year Old Lakota Activist Campaigns to Make Plan B Available, Affordable to Native Women,” Indian Country Today, July 12, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/07/12/a-26-year-old-lakota-activist-campaigns-to-make-plan-b-available-affordable-to-native-women-122948
“USDA Study: Taxing or Increasing Cost of Sugary Beverages can Reduce Obesity Rates,” Indian Country Today, June 7, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/06/07/usda-study-taxing-or-increasing-cost-of-sugary-beverages-can-lower-obesity-rates-116876
“Eisa Ulen Remembers Her Friend, Erica Kennedy,” The Huffington Post, July 3, 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eisa-ulen/eisa-ulen-remembers-her-friend-erica-kennedy_b_1644717.html
“The Twin Cities’ American Indian Family Center Needs Your Help,” Indian Country Today, May 24, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/05/24/the-twin-cities-american-indian-family-center-needs-your-vote-114683
“The Danger of a Wound as Small as a Dime: Improper Wound Care can Lead to Death in Diabetics,” Indian Country Today, June 6, 2012: 40.
“I Breastfed My Son Until He Was 2 ½,” Ebony, May 11, 2012
http://www.ebony.com/life/i-breastfed-my-son-until-he-was-2-12#axzz4963PsbIV
“Despite High Incidence of Rape, Native Women Often Do Not Receive Plan B Contraception,” Indian Country Today, March 21, 2012: 57.
Review of “Ellen’s Broom,” The Crisis, Spring 2012: 39-40.
“Mocha Moms Visit the White House,” Ebony, March 3, 2012
http://www.ebony.com/news-views/mocha-moms-vist-white-house#axzz4963PsbIV
“New York City Fourth Graders Learn Lenape Culture, Learn Respect,” Indian Country Today, February 18, 2012
http://ICTMN.com/2012/02/18/new-york-city-fourth-graders-study-lenape-culture-learn-respect-97110
“Inn Love: Black-Owned Bread and Breakfasts,” Ebony, February 2012: 70 -74.
2011
Review of “The Dance Claimed Me: A Biography of Pearl Primus,” The Crisis, Fall 2011: 39.
“Diabetics More Prone to Gum Disease,” Indian Country Today, December 14, 2011: 39.
“Dental Crisis in Indian Country,” Indian Country Today, November 30, 2011: 28-29.
“Investing in the Stock Car Market,” Indian Country Today, November 16, 2011: 26-28.
“Peak Performance: First Nations Youth Learn Life Skills on the Slopes,”
(Part of Nike N7 Supplement on Native American Health), Indian Country Today, October 26, 2011: S6
“Nia: A Purpose-Driven Life,” Ebony, (Cover Story) November 2011: 91-95.
“OB Osceola, Native NASCAR Team Owner, Looks to Open Doors for Indian Country, Indian Country Today, November 17, 2011
http://ICTMN.com/2011/11/17/o-b-osceola-first-native-nascar-team-owner-looks-to-open-doors-for-indian-country-62086
“From Post-Natal to Pre-K: Boost Your Baby’s Brain Power,” Ebony, September 2011: 128-129.
“Iron Men,” Indian Country Today, September 14, 2011: 28- 31.
“Telling the Untold Stories,” Indian Country Today, September 7, 2011: 34-35.
“One Heartbeat, Two Alcoholics,” Indian Country Today, August 31, 2011: 24-27.
“Tayari Jones: Lit’s New It Girl,” TheRoot.com, July 3, 2011
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2011/07/tayari_jones_lits_new_it_girl.html
“Circle of Sisters Bearing Words, Bearing Witness,” The Crisis, Spring 2011: 34-35.
“Visible Woman: Author Bernice McFadden Demands Our Attention,” The Crisis, Winter 2011: 29-30.
“A Historian Examines the Meaning of Change,” The Crisis, Centennial Issue: 39-40.
“Strong Bones Forever,” Heart and Soul ,February / March 2011: 44-45.
2010
“Nursing Tales: Baby-Friendly Hospitals Lead the Way for Breastfeeding Moms,” Heart and Soul, August / September 2010: 62-64.
“Swept Away: A Northern Vacation Beckons,” Heart and Soul, August / September 2010: 73.
“Building Up, Not Beating Down: Protecting Our Girls from Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault,”
Special Report on the State of Our Girls, Heart and Soul, April / May 2010: 58-64.
“1920s Heyday: The Harlem Renaissance Remembered,” The Defenders Online, June 2010
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/06/04/1920s-heyday-the-harlem-renaissance-remembered/
“Damon Wayans’ Red Hats Review,” The Defenders Online, May 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/05/28/damon-wayans-pens-novel-of-transformation/
“Powder Necklace Review,” The Defenders Online, May 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/05/14/powder-necklace-review/
“Ascent to the White House: Dark Days, Bright Nights,” The Defenders Online, April 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/04/27/ascent-to-the-white-house-dark-days-bright-nights/
“We Are Not the Na’vi: The True Ecology of Avatar,” The Defenders Online, March 2010
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/we%E2%80%99re-not-the-na%E2%80%99vis-the-true-ecology-of-avatar/
“Hollyhood: Real Life in La La Land,” The Defenders Online, March 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/03/09/hollyhood-real-life-in-la-la-land/
“Tara Betts’ Arc & Hue,” The Defenders Online, February 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/02/23/tara-betts-arc-hue/
“The Black Book at 35: Still Rich, Relevant, and Revealing,” The Defenders Online, February 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/02/09/the-black-book-at-35-still-rich-relevant-and-revealing/
“RingShout Literary Salon: On Push, Precious, and Erasure,” The Defenders Online, January 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/01/26/ringshout-literary-salon-on-push-precious-and-erasure/
“No Word for Prison: Interview with RJOY Founder Fania Davis,” The Defenders Online, January 2010.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2010/01/20/no-word-for-prison/
2009
A Conversation With Jabari Asim,” The Defenders Online, December 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/12/18/a-conversation-with-jabari-asim/
The Thrill is On: Attica Locke’s Black Water Rising,” The Defenders Online, December 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/12/08/the-thrill-is-on-attica-locke%E2%80%99s-black-water-rising/
“Funny.Funky.Literary.Hip.: Victor LaValle’s Big Machine,” The Defenders Online, December 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/12/01/funny-literary-funky-hip-victor-lavalle%E2%80%99s-big-machine/
“Keep Accurate Health Records,” Heart and Soul, October / November 2009: 63.
“Our Black Rock Roots and Wings,” The Defenders Online, November 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/11/18/our-black-rock-roots-and-wings/
“New Hate Crime Act Links African American and LGBT Struggles,” The Griot, October 2009.
http://www.thegrio.com/2009/10/new-hate-crime-act-links-african-americans-lgbt-struggles.php
“Our Need to Belong: Elizabeth Nunez and Anna In-Between,” The Defenders Online, October 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/29/%E2%80%98our-need-to-belong%E2%80%99-elizabeth-nunez-and-anna-in-between/
“Prop8 Redux: Gay Marriage is a Civil Rights Issue, and that means it’s a Black Issue, Too,” The Root, October 2009.
http://www.theroot.com/views/prop-8-redux
“The Bermuda Heritage Trail,” The Defenders Online, September 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/29/the-bermuda-heritage-trail/
“Stormy Weather: The Rich Rough Road of Lena Horne,” The Defenders Online, September 2009.
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/11/stormy-weather-the-rich-rough-road-of-lena-horne/
“Street Lit, Kindle, and the Exotic Other: Interview with Mosaic Magazine Founder Ron Kavanaugh,” The Defenders Online, August 2009 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/08/19/street-lit-kindle-and-the-exotic-other-interview-with-mosaic-magazine-founder-ron-kavanaugh/
“As Intimate as the Food We Eat: Race, Class, and Industrialized Food,” The Defenders Online, August 2009
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/08/05/as-intimate-as-the-food-we-eat-race-class-and-industrialized-food/
“Growing a Healthy Family Tree,” The Defenders Online, July 2009
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/07/31/growing-a-healthy-family-tree/
“Mourners Pay Last Respects to Vibe,” UptownLife, July 2009
http://www.uptownlife.net/content/view/390/28/
Triangular Road, TheGrio.com, July 2009
http://www.thegrio.com/2009/07/one-of-the-most-important.php
“Trees Crash, People Clash: CNN, Iran, and Haiti,” The Defenders Online, July 2009
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/07/07/trees-crash-people-clash-but-what-and-who-do-we-perceive/
“Mamma, Don’t Be So Mean: A Look at Black Parenting,” The Defenders Online, July 2009
http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/06/16/mama-don%E2%80%99t-be-so-mean-a-look-at-black-parenting-today/
“Sotomayor Can Never be a Racist,” TheGrio.com, June 2009
https://thegrio.com/2009/06/11/the-republicans-are-losing-their/
“Getting Our Environmental ‘Glow’ On,” The Defenders Online, June 2009
http://thedefendersonline.com/2009/06/05/getting-our-environmental-%E2%80%98glow%E2%80%99-on/
“A Legacy of Black Fluency for Our Brooklyn Baby,” The Defenders Online, May 2009
http://thedefendersonline.com/2009/05/22/a-legacy-of-black-fluency-for-our-brooklyn-baby/
“Remembering Great Mom on My First Mother’s Day,” The Defenders Online, May 2009
http://thedefendersonline.com/2009/05/08/heart-of-my-heart-mothers%E2%80%99-eye-views-of-love/
”Change the Color of Your Nursey,” Heart & Soul, April/May 2009: 54-55.
“NYC Hospitals Embark on ‘Baby-Friendly’ Quest,” Women’s E-News, April 2009
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3980
“Do You Detox?” Heart & Soul, February/March 2009: 79.
“15 Candles,” Heart & Soul, December 2008/January 2009: 52-57.
2008
“The Big Bounce: Assessing the State of the Crescent City, Three Years After,” Odyssey Couleur, August/September 2008: 42-45.
“What’s at Stake: Can a Black Man Reach the White House?” The Crisis, Summer 2008: 17-19.
Review of “Pig Candy,” The Crisis, Summer 2008: 33-35.
“Bermudan Legacy.” Heart & Soul April/May 2008: 68-69.
“The Naked Truth: ‘Street Lit’ Sells Like Hotcakes. But at What Cost?” The Crisis, Winter 2008: 18-21.
2007
“Meaningful Trip,” Odyssey Couleur, August/September 2007: 36-38.
“It’s A Family Affair,”(Reprint) AOL Black Voices, June 2007
http://blackvoices.aol.com/black lifestyle/travel headlines features/canvas/feature article/a/its-a-family-affair/20070601113609990002
“Modern Day House Calls,” Heart & Soul, April / May 2007: 14.
“It’s a Family Affair,” Odyssey Couleur, April / May 2007: 85.
“Valentine’s Day Food Aphrodisiacs,” AOL Living, February 2007
http://www.aollivingblog.com/
2006
Review of “Black Men in Interracial Relationships,” The Washington Post Book World, 6 June 2006: C8
2005
“A Woman’s Place,” Essence, December 2005: 137-138.
“Shooting Truth,” Azizah, Winter 2005: 65-66.
“Crusing Kin,” Odyssey Couleur, September/October 2005: 76.
“A Miracle on 152nd Street: Dance Theatre of Harlem Revived,” AOL Black Voices, October 2005.
http://blackvoices.col.com/lifemain/lifemain_canvas/featurestory
“Forty Years of the 5% Nation,” AOL Black Voices, October 2005.
http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_lifestyle/soul_spirit_healines_features/canvas/feature
“Creating Space Equity: Interview with Akel Kahera,” Azizah, Spring 2005: 37-38.
“Designing Women,” Azizah, Spring 2005: 47-50.
2004
“Listening Lounge: Four of the Season’s Freshest Sounds We Love,” Essence, September 2004: 132.
“Tribute: Nawal El Saadawi,” Fierce, Spring 2004: 80.
2003
“Muslim Girl Scouts,” Azizah, December 2003: 64-67.
“Women in Motion,” Health, September 2003: 86.
“Staying Strong: How do You Make Marriage Last?” Essence, June 2003: 170-173.
“Tapping the Rug,” Fierce, Spring 2003: 18-19.
“Power in the Powder,” Health, January/ February 2003: 61-62.
2002
“Representative Yaphett El-Amin: Making Herstory,” Azizah, Winter 2002: 39-43.
“Somalia’s Queen of Green,” Azizah, Fall 2002: 52-55.
“A Hero in Hijab,” Azizah, Fall 2002: 35-37.
“Muslim Sister Builds a Bridge to Understanding,” Essence Online, September 2002.
http://www.essence.com/highlights/voices/vs_091102d.shtml
“A Firefighter Learns to Love Life Again,” Essence Online, September 2002.
http://www.essence.com/highlights/voices/vs_091102d.shtml
“Sorella dell’Opera (The Sister of the Opera),” Azizah, Summer 2002: 58-60.
“Tapping our Strength: Perspectives from an African American Muslim Woman Feminist,”
Lee Gutkind’s Creative Nonfiction Living Issue Project, July 2002.
http://www.creativenonfiction.org/livingissue/essayDetail.asp?file=tappingourstrength.doc.xml
“Cassandra Wilson: Bringing Jazz Back Home,” Essence, June 2002: 81.
“Through the Eyes of an Afghan Woman,” Azizah, Spring 2002: 58-61.
“Muslims in the Mosaic,” Essence, January 2002: 128.
2001
“Mfon,” Essence, September 2001: 153 – 156.
“Fear Factor: Coping Amid Terror,” Essence Online, November 2001.
http://www.essence.com/features/1114shtml
“A View From Capitol Hill,” Azizah, Fall 2001: 82-84.
“Faith: Lost and Found,” Heart & Soul, August 2001: 36-38.
“Encroaching on a Brooklyn Enclave,” The Crisis, July/August 2001: 68.
“Sarah Jones: Comedy and Culture,” BET Weekend, July/August 2001: 5.
“Balance Your Life,” Heart & Soul, June/July 2001: 76-79.
“A Muslim Feminist Speaks Out,” NiaOnline, May 2001.
http://www.niaonline.com/NiaLD/NewDesign/homepage_channel/homepage_article/0,2011,968,00.html
2000
“Danny Hoch’s Hyper-Conscious Hip Hop,” October 2000
http://www.horizonmag.com/1/danny-hoch.asp
Book Review: “Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit,” BlackPlanet.com, August 2000.
“Love Reels,” May 2000
http://www.horizonmag.com/3/ralph-richardson.asp
“Sisters Spin Talk on Hip Hop: Can the Music be Saved?” February/March 2000: 69 – 74.
“Corey Reincarnate,” February 2000.
http://www.horizonmag.com/2/corey-glover.asp.
“Tony Medina’s Slam: Poet and Activist,” January 2000.
http://www.horizonmag.com/2/tony-medina.asp
“Mothers of the Slain: Three Women Honor Their Sons by Educating Other Families About the Eternal Price of Police Brutality,” January 2000.
http://www.horizonmag.com/6/mothers-of-the-slain.asp.
1999
“The Coldest Winter Ever,” Black Issues Book Review, May/June 1999: 33.
“Imani all Mine,” The Washington Post Book World, 22 April 1999: C2.
“Jessica Care Moore: Poetry, Passion, and Publishing,” Quarterly Black Review of Books, January/ February 1999: 38-40.
1998
“School Daze: Forty Years after the Little Rock Nine’s Courageous Experiment,” Vibe, February 1998: 44.
“Reading with a Mouse,” The Washington Post Education Review, 25 October 1998: 10-11.
“My Rain Forest Epiphany,” Heart & Soul, September/October 1998: 86.
“Good Fences,” Emerge, June 1998: 69 – 70.
“Livin’ it Up in Louisiana,” Essence, June 1998: 148-149.
“Embracing Change, Embracing Islam.” Heart & Soul May/June 1998: 100-102.
“Claiming California,” Essence Online, February 1998.
“High Steppin’ with Step Afrika!” Essence Online, January 1998.
1997
Movie Review: “How I Spent My Summer Vacation,” Essence Online, November 1997.
http://www.eseence.com/entertainment/movie_review_summer.shtml
Movie Review: “Most Wanted,” Essence Online, November 1997
http://www.essence.com/entertainment/most_wanted.html
“Conjuring with Jewell Parker Rhodes,” Emerge, July/August 1997: 88-89.
“Bringin’ it Home: South African and African American Dance Styles,” The Source, June 1997: 87-90.
Review of “He Say, She Say,” Emerge, April 1997: 72 – 73.
“Mix Masters: One Superstore’s Values are a Customer’s Censorship,” The Source, March 1997: 34.
1996
“New Directory Flaunts Talents of Black Folks,” The City Sun, 4 September 1996: 24.
“Young Artists are AWOL in Brooklyn,” The City Sun, 24 July 1996: 20.
“Hip Hop Artists Make Giving a New Year’s Resolution,” The City Sun, 17 January 1996: 30.
“Economics 101: Fiscal Inequity in Schools is the Basis of the American Caste System,” Vibe, October 1996: 55.
1995
Review of “Song of the Siren: Tales of Rhythm and Revolution,” Quarterly Black Review of Books, November/December 1995: 36.
Review of “Hornman,” Quarterly Black Review of Books, September/October 1995: 29.
“Interview with Moseka Koena,” The City Sun, 16 August 1995: 13 – 15.
“Hip Hop Artists Reflect on AIDS after Death of Eazy E,” The City Sun, 9 August 1995: 24.
“Black Culinarian Alumni Chapter Says Equity and Empowerment are the Main Courses,” The City Sun, 5 July 1995: 27.
Review of “The Wedding,” The City Sun, 5 April 1995: 27.
“Writing and Reading with Glenn Thompson,” Shade, December/January 1995: 38.
1994
“Face” scripts. Nickelodeon (Nick Jr.) 1994.
“The Inkwell’s Flowing: Climbing the Ladder on Martha’s Vineyard,” Shade, July 1994: 26-29.
1993
“Improving the Health of a Nation,” CDI News, Fall 1993: 3
1990
“The Rockin’ Adventures of Little Red Cap,” Urban Profile, Summer 1990: 34-35.