Tag: Brown

I literally don’t know how to rejoice in the unquantifiable and only feel progress if I “measure what matters”. Professional life has f*cked me up. We’re told to be vulnerable, to share our struggles, the underlying message is “but make it inspirational” sticke...

Houston wasn’t supposed to be this hot in June. Nevertheless, as the American Society for Microbiology convened its annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, a sprawling glass-and-white-aluminum complex on the edge of downtown, the city recorded its first 100 degree day —&...

First, I am grateful to Black folks who model courage, fierceness, and unapologetically speak up even when it’s uncomfortable. This piece is for people who understand that: Any color can uphold white supremacy, that colorism exists within BIPoC communities, and that being Latina/o/e/x do...

I was five or six years old when I had my first memorable conversation about race. It wasn’t contentious. I wasn’t defensive, but I was as passionate and confident as my child-heart could manage. I remember coloring outside with my friend, Brittany. She had blue eyes and blond hair. S...

Black history is essential, like brown sugar in a buttercream pie. And yet, far too many states treat the topic like a social taboo. So far, at least thirty-six states adopted or introduced laws or policies that prohibit or restrict teaching about race or racism. Coincidently, many stories...

We’re strangers the moment I enter a room, yet you think you know what kind of person I am. The skin that I carry babbles the story for you. You must think that I managed to escape some destitute village in South America, where stray dogs die of thirst curled up against a wall. “He mu...

Texas has a cruel and demented Governor, Greg Abbott, and Attorney General, Ken Paxton (of anti-abortion fame). They not only support Trump and MAGA, but they are now supporting killing poor women and children trying to cross the Rio Grande in hopes of a life. They know they won’t be welcome h...

We became the person that was invited to the interview even though the company knew it had a preferred candidate. We became the woman at work who despite being disrespected had to calmly state her case. We became her with tears in our eyes, the countless times we wanted to scream but had to represen...