… [and] the greatest of these is LOVE #31WriteNow

God will move the universe to prove you wrong if she so chooses. Since fall 2011, I’ve been leading an African rites of passage in Harlem crafted for young adults of the diaspora… Continue reading →

and somehow my life purpose got compromised…

These past few days (weeks? months?) I’ve noticed something different about myself, my life, my reaction to things, like my joie de vivre is or has been compromised. If we measure the “something… Continue reading →

home is where my habits have a habitat

I am grateful for space where I can be myself freely, express myself freely and be appropriately critiqued and molded into excellence, or a shadow of it, whatever and however excellence might mean… Continue reading →

suffocating pragmatism becomes insensitivity… and then, you don’t belong here

For the past several months I’ve been acting as immigration advisor to my colleagues in criminal practice.  Though I’ve only been here a short time, somehow I’ve started to get cold calls from correctional… Continue reading →

What is this thing… called AGAPE?

Yesterday, during a fairly unproductive day in the office (my job is to give advice to other lawyers. If they’re all on vaca, my work day is empty), I stumbled upon a conversation… Continue reading →

lighten up. we’re all gonna die anyway

“lighten up. we’re all gonna die anyway.” I am tired of hearing this when I bring up someone else’s plight and oppression… This year, I tweeted while watching the Superbowl, enjoying commentary on the… Continue reading →

I love you. Don’t call me

I look at my phone, and I notice I’ve missed calls from 5 people. Neither of them mention why they’re calling. Neither of them are sufficiently versed in technology to come find me… Continue reading →

Why are we here, if not for each other?

“Provisions for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life.” -Woodrow Wilson During the 10 weeks of recovery from foot surgery, my sense of self began to morph. I was challenging my identity… Continue reading →

Some Rest For The Weary

Today marks my 3rd day back to work. I tried to pull off walking without my cane when I first came back from medical leave, but by the time I got back from… Continue reading →

We Run This City

My loves, I write this for you… You who run this amazing city – New York – yet take no credit for doing so. This is for the proud New Yorkers that travel… Continue reading →