Southern Culture + Foodways

 

Virginia Furniture with Ethiopian Roots // Garden & Gun Magazine// Oct-Nov 2020

 

Why Poke Sallet Is a Forager’s Delight // Garden & Gun Magazine// Aug-Sept 2020

 

The Power of Birding in the South // Garden & Gun Magazine// June2020

 

The Power of Black Cookbooks on the Eve of Juneteenth // Southern Living // June 2020

 

Amir Touré, BJ Dennis,& Sallie Ann Robinson: The Torchbearers// Garden & Gun Magazine// Apr/May 2020

 

Learning To Love Soul Food // Southern Living // February 2020

 

The Unsung Influence of Restaurateur Alexander Smalls // Garden & Gun Magazine// Feb-March 2020

 

Meet the Next Food Network Star: Kardea Brown // Garden & Gun Magazine// Dec 2019-Jan 2020

 

Sweet Potatoes and 100 Years of History: Sweet Potato Pecan Cake // The Kitchn // November 2019

 

The Wild Instincts of Kate Griswold // Garden & Gun Magazine // Feb-March 2019

Now Enrolling: The Wendell Berry Farm School // Garden & Gun Magazine// March 2019

 

It Wouldn't Be Christmas Without Mama's Famous Lasagna // Southern Living // December 2018

 

Making a Difference, One Lawn at a Time // Garden&Gun // October 2018

 

Couple restores Clevedale into bed and breakfast // Spartanburg Magazine // July 2018

 

Beyond the Call of Duty at Veterans Healing Farm // Our State Magazine // November 2017

 

Le Spice: Couple entices community with eclectic menu // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // October 2017

 

Speaking Down Barriers opens dialogue on race, injustice // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // August 2017

 

Southern Hills Lavender farm in Greer welcomes visitors // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // June 2017

 

Oral histories from Spartanburg's hat wearing women // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // April 2017

 

Tailgating Tradition: Wofford couple shares favorite recipes // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // October 2016

 

Dance teacher retires after making impact on her students // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // June 2016

 

Doing the Chitlin Strut // Serious Eats // February 2016

 

 

 

Arts +Culture

 

Enjoying the Rail Life at Memphis' Rehabilitated Central Station // Preservation Magazine // Summer 2020

 

The Garden of Earthly Delights // Elysian Magazine // Summer 2020

 

And She Was Loved: On The Power Of Toni Morrison // Elysian Magazine // Summer 2020

 

My Soul Has Grown Deep Like The Rivers // Elysian Magazine // Spring 2020

 

Becoming Someone Who Cares // Elysian Magazine // Winter 2020

 

Eartha Kitt, Coming Home // Oxford American // Winter 2019

 

Why Lizzo’s eight Grammy nominations feel different // ESPN’s The Undefeated // November 2019

 

Former Disney animator enjoying success as landscape painter // Spartanburg Magazine // September 2019

 

Remember Spartanburg's Celia Weston from TV show 'Alice'? // Spartanburg Magazine// September 2019

 

Seeing Art In A New Light With Stephanie Baptist // Elysian Magazine // Summer 2019

 

The Remarkable Work of Grete Stern // Elysian Magazine // Summer 2019

 

Face of A Genius: Remembering Zaha Hadid // Elysian Magazine // Spring 2019

Exploring and Troubling Boundaries with Xaviera Simmons // Elysian Magazine // Winter 2018

 

 

 

Outdoor Recreation + Conservation

 

Out There, Nobody Can Hear You Scream // Outside Magazine // Sept/ Oct 2020

 

In Defense of Ugly Trails // Backpacker Magazine // September 2020

 

On Black Joy // Outdoor Retailer Magazine // Summer 2020

 

The Black Excellence Issue // Outdoor Retailer's The Weekly // July 2020 (Guest Edited)

 

Learning Curves // The Voice Magazine // Jan 2020

 

Give This A Spin // Outdoor Retailer Magazine // Winter 2020

 

The Power of Plus // Outdoor Retailer Magazine // Winter 2020

 

Ripples: Everything Will Change // Osprey // October 2019

 

Into The Sea With Cristina Mittenmeier // Elysian Magazine // Fall 2019

 

Megan &Michael Take To The Road // Elysian Magazine //Fall 2019

 

A Change In The Tide // Elysian Magazine // Spring 2019

 

Here Goes The Neighborhood // Outdoor Retailer Magazine // Summer 2019

 

We're Here. You Just Don't See Us. // Outside Magazine // May 2018

 

 

 

Travel

 

Meet Jessica Nabongo — The First Black Woman Set to Travel the Entire World // Airbnb Magazine // March 2019

 

 

Yayoi Kusama’s Japan // Elysian Magazine // Winter 2020

 

 

 

Essays

 

A Dream Uprooted // Garden & Gun Magazine// Apr/May 2020

 

What It’s Like to Be 33 in This Age of Anxiety // ZORA // August 2019

 

The Whitesplaining Of American Patriotism In A Time Of Protest // The Establishment // September 2016

 

Searching for remnants of my father in Benedict's football culture // espnW // September 2016

 

How Harry Potter virtual running groups helped me conquer my depression // espnW // September 2016

 

Georgetown's attempt at atonement: should we be grateful? // The Guardian // September 2016​

 

Forget Beyonce’s Becky And Let Black Women Have Our Moment // The Establishment // April 2016

 

Confederate Heritage Month? We aren't ready for that // The Guardian // April 2016

 

Why I Won't Hide My Cutting Scars Anymore // Teen Vogue // April 2016

 

Why these harrowing testimonies of freed slaves are still relevant // The Guardian // March 2016

 

The Stigma of Being Black and Mentally Ill // Marie Claire, Elle and Dr. Oz // March 2016

 

GRIT of the Month: Latria Graham // 2 Black Grit // January 2016

 

Being Educated Won’t Save Me (Or You) From Racism // Everyday Feminism // January 2016

 

Scalia forgets: black students must work twice as hard as white classmates // The Guardian // December 2015

 

Being Educated Will Not Save Me From Racism // The Establishment // November 2015

 

I am a black woman in the American south. And I'm not leaving // The Guardian // November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sportswriting

 

How an E-Bike Got Me Riding Again // Bicycling Magazine // July 2018

 

Enough with the Podium Girls Already // Outside Magazine // March 2018

 

Shalane Flanagan: A Setback Is Just A Stage For A Comeback // Zappos // December 2018

 

Amy Cragg: The Art of The Changeup // Zappos // December 2018

 

Amy Cragg and Shalane Flanagan: Friends to the Finish // Zappos // December 2018

 

Amy Cragg and Shalane Flanagan: Better Together // Zappos // December 2018

 

Jason Brown’s Journey From Football to Farming // Our State Magazine // November 2017

 

Michael Bennett's NFL black power salute could change sports protest // The Guardian // September 2017

 

How the 'Dust Bowl Girls' hooped their way through 'golden age' of women's basketball // espnW // March 2017

 

Paulette Leaphart walked from Biloxi to Washington // espnW // June 2016

 

Fast and furious: Black student-athletes are competing to be in the pit at NASCAR — it’s a sport, but it’s not a game // The Undefeated // June 2016

 

Flint City roller derby team refuses to be broken by water crisis // espnW // May 2016

 

'Black girls do swim': North Carolina A&T swim team leaves behind unique legacy // The Guardian and The New York Times // February 2016

 

I’m Ambivalent but Supportive of the N.F.L. // The New York Times // February 2016

 

Keep pounding: how the Panthers' faithful fans forged a unique identity // The Guardian // February 2016

 

The Dark Knight Unmasked: The Panthers’ Josh Norman Makes His World the Stage // SB Nation // January 2016

 

 

 

 

Book Criticism

 

André Leon Talley chronicles life as a fashion pioneer in new memoir // The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // June 2020

 

How the other half lives // The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // June 2020

 

Town torn between preacher and healer in Reconstruction-era ‘Conjure Women’// The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // April 2020

 

Hub City Press book highlights farmers, chefs in Spartanburg County // Spartanburg Magazine // September 2018

 

Q&A with Brock Adams, author of ‘Ember’ // Spartanburg Herald-Journal // March 2018

 

Leesa Cross-Smith is Taking Back Kentucky // Electric Literature // Feb 2018

 

Hillary’s Not Campaigning, But Not Exactly Going Away // ReWire // Sept 2017

 

Bestselling author Michel Stone talks about the writing process // Spartanburg Magazine // August 2017

 

Taylor Brown tackles fear and fate in ‘The River Of Kings // The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // March 2017

 

Brit Bennett to read from debut novel ‘The Mothers’ at Wrecking Bar // The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // Feb 2017

 

Emmett Till is the subject of two books on the genealogy of trauma // The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // Jan 2017

 

 

 

Other Writing

 

 

Becoming Someone Who Cares // Elysian Magazine //Winter 2020

 

'When we're needed, we'll show up' // Harvard Law Today // May 2017

 

How to Grow Tea // Herald-Journal // August 2016

 

Farm-to--table eating and shopping // Herald-Journal // August 2016

 

Dance teacher retires after making impact on her students // Herald-Journal // June 2016

 

Sweet tea: Drink is a staple of Southern life // Spartanburg Magazine // June 2016

 

Three Spartanburg County Chefs Serve Up Their Secrets // Spartanburg Visitor's Bureau // April 2016

 

Melissa de La Cruz loves fairy tales so much she'll turn them inside out // Los Angeles Times // April 2016

 

Mona Awad on her sharp-voiced debut, '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl' // Los Angeles Times // March 2016

 

The Scholar’s Tour of Spartanburg County // Spartanburg Visitor's Bureau // February 2016

 

It’s Official: Spartanburg is an Arts Town // Spartanburg Visitor's Bureau // February 2016

 

 

Podcast Appearances

 

Southeastern Trail Runner Episode 142 // June 2020

 

Unlikely Hikers Episode 04 // April 2020

 

Gangrey: The Podcast Episode 75 // June 2019

 

How She Got Here: What Intimidates Well Renowned Writers Pt. 2 // June 2019

 

How She Got Here: What Intimidates Well Renowned Writers Pt. 1 // June 2019

 

Colorado Matters: Dispelling Myths about African-Americans Outdoors // May 2018