The most chilling thing about Netflix’s The Polygamist wasn’t Jonasi Gomora’s death. It was what he left behind. A reflection on masculinity, fatherhood, domestic abuse, and the subtle ways boys learn what it means to be men.
Why are Black women and girls so often denied the simple humanity afforded to everyone else? From Michelle Obama to my own daughter, this is a reflection on misogynoir, stereotypes and the hidden filing systems that shape how Black women are seen.
I used to think good parenting was enough. Then my daughter taught me something I hadn’t fully understood. A reflection on the proposed social media ban, belonging, parental responsibility and the kind of world we’re building for children.
For years, I wrote in fragments and hid in drafts. Now I’m stepping out of the margins and returning to my voice, slowly, intentionally and without apology.
