So, in the last year I have realized and accepted that I struggle with anxiety and depression. I’m not sure if this is just a phase or something that is here to stay, but nonetheless, this is reality. The problem with this reality is that I’m the daughter of Caribbean parents. Caribbeans don’t struggle with… Continue reading Drowning on Dry Land

I care about America because I’m an American. I care about issues of racial inequality because I am black.  I care about the plight of immigrants because I am the daughter of immigrants.  I care about abortion because each human being is uniquely crafted in God’s image.  I care about the poor because the Bible… Continue reading With or Without You: Justice, Race, and the Church.

By E.G. (My first guest blogger) About a month ago, I lost 190 pounds. 190 pounds of tall, dark and handsome. 190 pounds of sinew and smell-good. 190 pounds of distinctly male essence bound up inside a decidedly beautiful frame. And it was the most devastating disappointment of my whole life. The man I had… Continue reading Unexpected Weight Loss