I Have A Story to Tell: On Race, Immigrants & the “Other”

One of many things my father told before sending me off to college was this: “It’s important that you find your (black) community, your comfort zone and support system. But with that said, I also want you to experience different cultures and people who may not look like you or pray like you. The world […]

My Father Warned Me About Candy and Bananas

When I was about fourteen years old, my father once told me a story. We were about twenty minutes from home and had just come from running an errand for my mother. Well, my father had. I was just along for the ride. “Kwapi, imagine I wanted to send you on a long journey. Now […]

My 3 Sentence Book Review: The Hate U Give

I’m lazy, but always eager to share my reading choices from popular Good Black Reads Instagram page. So I write 3 sentence book reviews! Today’s review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Sometimes you get lucky and come across a book that is as good as the hype, and The Hate U Give is definitely one […]

One Day, Love Got Lazy

One day, love got lazy. It went from being four page, handwritten, ink-stained declarations of love, to text message courtships, and DM slides. One day love became obsessed with materialism and superficial cravings; relationships started to be defined by our preoccupation with money, looks, and status. One day love became possessive, and instead of holding […]

My 3 Sentence Book Review: Planet of the Apes

I’m lazy, but always eager to share my reading choices from popular Good Black Reads Instagram page. So I write 3 sentence book reviews! Today’s review: Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. It was great revisiting this book after having read it in high school over 2 decades ago. The layers of social commentary are even more […]