I grew up black in a very white neighborhood in a very white city in a very white state. As such, I am a lot of people’s only black friend. Being the only black friend is a gift and a curse. I am black and I love having friends. But I am also, at any … Read more
I grew up black in a very white neighborhood in a very white city in a very white state. As such, I am a lot of people’s only black friend. Being the only black friend is a gift and a curse. I am black and I love having friends. But I am also, at any … Read more
Describing the experience of celebrating the holidays with just her husband and kids, Elizabeth Banks said, “[We] had no help, no nannies, no babysitters. It was crazy. You forget how difficult it is to wake up in the middle of the night, how exhausting it is. I lost all my nails. I did dishes and … Read more
This article was originally published on January 30, 2018. I grew up black in a very white neighborhood in a very white city in a very white state. As such, I am a lot of people’s only black friend. Being the only black friend is a gift and a curse. I am black and I … Read more
33. “Worry about us too much. I travel a lot, and every single time, my mom asks me to send the flight details because ‘she worries.’ When I’d drive my brother and sister somewhere, she’d say, ‘Be careful, you have my whole life in that car!’ Constant comments any time I do anything that could … Read more
This article was originally published on January 30, 2018. I grew up black in a very white neighborhood in a very white city in a very white state. As such, I am a lot of people’s only black friend. Being the only black friend is a gift and a curse. I am black and I … Read more