Loving, 50 Years and Counting

It’s 10 o’clock at night, and I’m sitting in a vegan restaurant in midtown Manhattan with my multiracial posse, having just come from a panel discussion on racial identity and the mixed-race experience in America. It’s a topic we’ve been mulling over – well, for all of our lives. 

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Why This Confirmed Bachelor Likes Valentine’s Day

Her cell phone rang soon after we were seated at the small Italian restaurant in one of those “trendy” parts of town. She pushed the strands of her long dark hair behind her ear and lifted the phone to her cheek.

Flipping the Script on Racial Identity

Like Rachel Dolezal, I am no longer white.

Last month, I officially changed my race. But unlike the former Spokane NAACP chapter president, I didn’t darken my skin or concoct a phony story about my past. If anything, I stood up for the racially blended heritage that’s always been a part of my life.

Top 10 Signs You Might Be a Metrosexual

10. You can French braid a woman’s hair faster than you can change a flat tire.

9. You’d rather get a manicure than go bowling.

Countdown To The Bar Exam: What Your Loved Ones Need To Know

A Cautionary Tale for the Friends and Relatives of Law School Graduates

7 Lessons For Older Students Considering Law School

In 2009, I gave up a broadcast journalism career in Washington, DC, to move to Ohio to go to law school. Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve compiled a list of seven lessons from my law school experience for others considering embarking on this path.

Just Because We’re Single Doesn’t Mean We’re Gay

“Does your gate swing the other way?” My co-worker wanted to know.

If You’re Happily Single, Why Fight It?

I must have looked pathetic.

Why Coupling Is Not On My Bucket List

It’s a question confirmed bachelors face all the time: “So how come you’re not married?”

Five More Pick-Up Lines for Recent Law School Graduates

A follow-up to my list of Top 10 Law Student Pick-Up Lines, written when I was still a first-year law student…