I am an organizer, a writer, and public theologian who holds space and facilitates connection across political, cultural, and other divides. I'm trained in the philosophy and practice of nonviolence, and rooted in the black freedom struggle that found expression in the movement to expand democracy in the United States.
Its been a tremendous honor to learn from and working alongside expert practitioners in the fields of nonviolence, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding from around the world. For six years, I helped to lead the award-winning media and public life organization, On Being, with whom I maintain an affiliation. I am humbled to have been a part of remarkable conversations, gatherings, and convenings with On Being, and to have been able to accompany the wide array of people who were impacted by our content.
In 2025, I became a member of the Institute for Integrated Transitions' Depolarization Community of Practice. I'm on the board of Waging Nonviolence, and I'm a National Advisor to the Dorothy Cotton Institute.
I write about love and its power to transform us. I care deeply about community, and healing the rifts that divide us. I'm a student of Christian theology, an ordained minister, and my relationship to my tradition is complicated; I am honest about that. I write about identity, about being black and queer in a world that is often hostile towards us. In my work and in my writing, I try to inspire a sense of belonging that transcends borders. I have been shaped by relationships with brilliant people making beautiful lives in a variety of places. I am an African descendant with a sense of belonging in the United States and in Europe.
I hold these identities in tension but not in conflict, as I identify most as a citizen of a country that does not yet exist.