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Essays

 

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

 

 

 

Sports

 

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

 

 

 

Other Writing

 

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

 

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