Relationships are fucking hard. Starting them, maintaining them, and sometimes ending them. It’s even harder when you’re limited to 10% of the dating pool. As a queer person, how do you find a good, healthy, long-term relationship?
Read MoreTo all the men I've dated
And you don't know what love is
If you don't put up a fight
You don't know what love is
If you don't stay up all night
Boy and you don't know what love is
If you're too good to call a million times
And you say you know what love is
But I'll swear you never seen it in your life, ooh
I'll swear you never seen it in your life
—Summer Walker, “Session 32”
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Embracing miscommunication
People hate texting. We post stories to Instagram in a heartbeat, but we’d rather lose our left eye than respond to “How was your day?”
Read MoreFighting my own racism
Two nights ago, I went to a book signing by Damon Young, who just released his first book, a memoir called What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker. Damon is the editor-in-chief of Very Smart Brothas, a blog that Lavanya Ramanathan of the Washington Post described as “the blackest thing that ever happened to the internet.”
Read MoreFinancial Literacy & You: I'm approved to teach!
I did it! I was approved to teach financial literacy in the fall. If you’re interested in learning more about healthy financial practices, you can contact me by…
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