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When They Tell You to Be Good: A Memoir
When They Tell You to Be Good: A Memoir

A political, coming of age memoir about a queer anarchist, writer, and traveler's unpacking of diasporic masculinity in the footsteps of James Baldwin

2022

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The Power of Black Art In Harlem, Black Power, and Beyond

In an ever-changing world of book-bannings and regressive social laws in the United States, it is imperative to acknowledge and celebrate the unique trajectory and invaluable contributions of black artists throughout history. …

BlackLivesMatter

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The Power of Black Art In Harlem, Black Power, and Beyond
The Power of Black Art In Harlem, Black Power, and Beyond
BlackLivesMatter

7 min read


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Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?

The 2016 film, Moonlight, is about Chiron — a black boy gradually becoming a man in America’s ghettos — coming to terms with his sexuality in three chapters. Even two years after its release, there is a scene in it that still reaches me. Young Chiron is dealing with the…

LGBTQ

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Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?
Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?
LGBTQ

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On Signing My First Book Deal

Only a few months ago, my outlook on the creative and art world was bleak. I was in muddy waters with my manuscript that had been on submissions for six months. I turned down a book offer from an editor that I’m pretty sure hadn’t even read the book. I…

Writing

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On Signing My First Book Deal
On Signing My First Book Deal
Writing

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The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships

Four legendary creative collaborations — The first time I knew my words had triggered something deep in someone was when I finished a two-week summer writers workshop when I was 15. I climbed into my mother’s car, read her one of my poems, and watched her face change as she heard it. …

Black History Month

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The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships
The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships
Black History Month

6 min read


Aug 27

Three Lessons From A Year Of Being A Published Author

On what keeps me moving forward 1. Success won’t always feel how you imagine. Around the time that I made my book announcement, I learned that my writing mentor of about a year had passed away. His name was KL Burd. …

Writing

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Three Lessons From A Year Of Being A Published Author
Three Lessons From A Year Of Being A Published Author
Writing

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Aug 9

O’Shae Sibley’s murder was caused by America’s debilitating ignorance of LGBTQ+ people

In 2015, I was living in Big Sky, Montana for the summer and working as a housekeeper. On my 21st birthday, I went out with new friends. I introduced myself to a guy sitting next to me at the bar. The man looked back, clenched his jaw, and muttered a…

LGBTQ

5 min read

O’Shae Sibley’s murder was caused by America’s debilitating ignorance of LGBTQ+ people
O’Shae Sibley’s murder was caused by America’s debilitating ignorance of LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ

5 min read


Aug 8

I’m Doing A Talk For “Medium Day”

Last year, I published my first book, When They Tell You To Be Good; a memoir with Tin House Books about my political coming of age. Among the many complicated and moving reactions that I’ve gotten, one of the most compelling is… Aren’t you too young to write a memoir? …

Writing

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I’m Doing A Talk For “Medium Day”
I’m Doing A Talk For “Medium Day”
Writing

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Jul 18

the places that writing has taken me this past year

When ink meets paper, the world changes. That is what I learned at 12 years old and am continuing to learn. Whether it be sharing my short stories with classmates in middle school or traveling to Kenyon, OH when I was 15 to have long chats with other writers…

Writing

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the places that writing has taken me this past year
the places that writing has taken me this past year
Writing

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May 2

Isaac Julien: New Futures, Queer Pasts

How Julien’s transgressive reworkings of history and time itself have expanded our potential to deal with the complexities of the present and paved the way for generations of artists to come In 1982 twenty-year-old film student Isaac Julien was walking through the East End of London when he encountered a…

Isaac Julien

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Isaac Julien: New Futures, Queer Pasts
Isaac Julien: New Futures, Queer Pasts
Isaac Julien

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Mar 15

The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child

It was after my book event in Toronto when my conversation partner invited me with some of his friends for drinks at a nearby bar. …

Writing

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The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child
The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child
Writing

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