Whether in an interview or in your fourth year, the word “family” is jargon that you should be afraid to hear — Family is a complicated construct. It means that a relationship is more than surface level, transcending typical transactional friendships and coworking environments. It gives us the warm and fuzzies. …

Companies that can’t offer Black workers money, security, and positions in leadership should expect to lose their talent — A friend said something to me about white-collar jobs that has stuck with me for weeks now. He said that the reason there’s so little representation in the corporate world is because there’s so little room for Blacks to be mediocre. He didn’t mean mediocre in the sense of underperforming…

I left the South not thinking I’d miss the place that helped shape who I am — I moved to Colorado and I told everyone that I couldn’t wait to get away. Maybe it’s the politics or the heat. …

We may think we’re ready to go back into the world, but are we? — I sometimes think to myself that I can’t wait until we can get back to a place where going to a restaurant doesn’t feel like a life or death situation. …

This isn’t your granddad’s sport anymore — the potential for student-athletes to get compensated the way they deserve has dramatically increased for the better — We’ve bought schedules with their faces on them and jerseys with their names on the back. They never saw a red cent. We talk about them like they’re professionals, even though we clearly understand that student-athletes are maturing adults who still have so much life left to live. …

A conversation with my dad and stepdad about the keys to positive parenting — The landscape of the modern American family has changed over the past few decades. Family structures as a whole have become more fluid and unique; finally, unconventional types are becoming more universally acknowledged and accepted. Black families, however, were never entirely allowed the freedom of the modern family landscape. From…

There are people who can’t fathom Naomi Osaka walking away from the French Open, but she chose herself and we can learn from that — Everyone has a lot to say about Naomi Osaka right now. How dare someone with so much fame, money, and status say “no” to us, the general public, let alone the general media. As a matter of fact, how dare she not just shut up and play tennis for our…

Cats require the same kind of love and care that children do — preparing us for kids in the most interesting of ways — I’m standing at the humane society, not really wanting to be there as my girlfriend, now wife, scanned the cages and play areas of all the animals. I didn’t want a cat, yet here we were, getting a cat. …

Traveling isn’t about the destination — it’s about the journey and the experiences you have while doing so — I used to claim wanderlust. Traveling endlessly sounded good, but in reality, all I ever really liked was being new places rather than do all of the work it took to get there and stay there. …