From the Book - First edition.
Tragedy plays on an infinite loop --
Am I a bad person if je ne suis pas Charlie? --
Seduction of safety, on campus and beyond --
Cops don't belong at pride --
Why people are so awful online --
Why I've decided to take my podcast off Spotify --
Don't talk to me about civility on Tuesday morning, those children were alive --
Why I can't forgive Dylann Roof --
On the death of Sandra Bland and our vulnerable bodies --
Of lions and men: mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion --
Where are Black children safe? --
Alton Sterling and when Black Lives stop mattering --
How to build a monument --
World expects Black men to make themselves smaller. My brother never did --
Making people uncomfortable can get you killed --
Civic responsibilities --
Voting with my head and heart --
Hate that doesn't hide (on Trump's presidency) --
No one is coming to save us from Trump's racism --
You're disillusioned. That's fine. Vote anyway --
I am shattered but ready to fight --
So fast, so damn furious --
Nickel and dimed (Mitchell Jackson's The residue years --
Why the beach is a bummer --
Discomfort zone (The unspeakable by Meghan Daum) --
Bridled vows (Jenny Offill's Dept. of speculation) --
Food TV's sadistic glee --
Warning signs (The sacrifice by Joyce Carol Oates) --
Wise crack (Delicious foods by James Hannaham) --
Oscars and Hollywood's race problem --
Black Lives imagined (Jodi Picoult's Small great things) --
I don't want to watch slavery fan fiction --
Mockingbird reconsidered --
Can I enjoy art but denounce the artist? --
Roseanne is gone, but the culture that gave her a show isn't --
Insatiable is lazy, insulting from start to finish --
Legacy of Toni Morrison --
After Chadwick Boseman's iconic Black Panther, should King T'Challa be recast? --
Why are most Father's day gifts so terrible? --
Nate Parker and the limits of empathy --
Dear men: It's you too --
Louis C.K. and the men who think justice takes as long as they want it to --
I thought men might do better than this --
Dave Chappelle's brittle ego --
Jada Pinkett Smith shouldn't have to take a joke. Neither should you --
Minding other folks' business --
Madonna's spring awakening --
Nicki Minaj, always in control --
Melina Matsoukas's fearless vision --
Janelle Monáe's Afrofuture --
Sarah Paulson has no fear --
Talented Tessa Thompson --
Where Jordan Casteel sees herself going --
This is Pamela, finally --
Yes, your job is important. But it's not all important --
Ask Roxane: Is it too late to follow my dreams? --
Ask Roxane: I'm outraged but failing at activism. Why? --
Ask Roxane: Where the hell is the love of my life?
