The New York Times
A full collection of my work with The New York Times can be found here
Inside the New York City Bodegas Going Viral on TikTok
How a Hip-Hop Party Went From a Harlem Basement to Packing Out Barclays
Banned on the Beach? It's Still a Nutcracker Summer
Proms Can Be Painful. Pride Prom Is Different.
Racial Slurs, and the 15 Days That Shook Syracuse
A Teenager Had Nearly Escaped A Raging Fire. Then He Heard A Little Girl's Cries.
When a Haircut Is More Than Just A Haircut
Is a 400% Rent Increase The Future of Coney Island?
The Kansas City Star
A full collection of my race, culture and breaking news reporting from the Kansas City Star can be found here
Is KC's Social Scene For White's Only? Young Black's Say They Are "Tolerated," Not Welcomed
A Place For Trans Teens To Just 'Be': The Safe Space That Is KC Passages
These Seven Artists Might Take KC's Hip-Hop Scene To The Next Level
Bucking A Trend, These Churches Figured Out How To Get Millennials Back To Worship
How The 'Two-Step' Defines the Heart & Soul of KC's Black Communities
"Witch Hunt," "Lynch Mob." How A Fight For Equal Education Fractured A KC Suburb
The New East Side: Chef's Kitchens, Lap Pools, 600k Homes... and Class Tension
Dating With A Disability: I Don't Feel Like A Burden, Why Should I Act Like One
Profiles & Interviews
Travis Kelce Is Ready To Serve 'Em, Complex Magazine
Now You See Me, Complex Magazine
Ricky Williams Is In A Cult, Complex Magazine
Patti Labelle Talks Coming To Kansas City, Rap Music and Barbecue, The Kansas City Star
Kalan Allen Doesn't Want To Admit He's Famous, The Kansas City Star
Janelle Monae Talks Coming Out, Her New Album and Her Return to KC, The Kansas City Star
Essays & Opinion
Find more music, tv/film, trend and culture writing here
Kanye Is Boring Now, The Root
It's Nicki's Body, Not Yours, The Root
Hey Grammys: It's Time To Recognize the New Faces of R&B, The Root
Sportswriting
It's Official: Serena Is The G.O.A.T., Complex
The N.F.L. is Playing With The Pandemic, The New York Times
On Jackie Robinson West and The Audacity of White Privilege, Medium
The Insanity, and Social Necessity, of Sports This Year, The New York Times
Music & Criticism
Kendrick Lamar Dazzles Sprint Center With Monumental Minimalism, The Kansas City Star
A New King Upon His Throne, Medium
Jill Scott Gives Tour De Force Performance at Uptown Theater, The Kansas City Star
"Child's Play" Sza, Medium
An Old Dog's New Tricks, The Kansas City Star
"Look But Don't Touch" Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience, Medium
Janelle Monae's Road To 'Electricity," Medium
Dear Macklemore: Sorry, Not Sorry, Medium