I don’t typically write about the arts, but Gustavo Dudamel’s move from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to New York represents something bigger than a career change. This is a coast-to-coast story about how leadership works in America’s most traditional institutions. When Dudamel […]
This year, my writing here reached 100,000 impressions for the first time. But that number tells only part of the story.Behind every impression is a choice someone made. A choice to pause, to read, to engage, sometimes to share. You didn’t have […]
The man sits in his kitchen at 2:47 p.m. on a Tuesday in late August, laptop open, coffee cold, staring at a cursor that blinks with the persistence of a smoke alarm. He is 34 years old, a freelance something-or-other who has […]
Today is my mother’s birthday. She’s not just the woman who raised me. She’s the woman who raised four college graduates, each of us with a degree from a historically Black college or university. That is not a coincidence. It’s the result […]
In Bloomington, Indiana, a small independent newspaper called The Ryder provided an unlikely launchpad for my writing career. A motley crew of locals and students worked tirelessly to put out a publication that was as synergistic as it was eclectic. The publisher, […]
What does it take to be an “influencer”? Not the kind that flood our screens with aspirational brunches and curated skincare routines, but the kind easily overlooked, the true change-makers. These aren’t people who crave the spotlight or want followers; they’re people […]
Our world that often demands specialization and because of that, the rarest of multifaceted talents stand apart. There are athletes who can perform heroics on one side of the ball but never quite catch up to their other half, like a symphony […]
You hear about baseball miracles, and every once in a while, you see one. This season, we didn’t just see a miracle—we witnessed a masterpiece. Tarik Skubal, the Detroit Tigers’ southpaw sensation, didn’t merely have a good year; he penned his name […]
As the warm May breeze dances through the streets of Zionsville, a palpable excitement fills the air, whispering tales of a storied past and an illustrious present. This weekend, the greater Indianapolis area finds itself on the world stage, hosting the 108th […]
I live in the greater Indianapolis area This weekend is the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, the largest single day sporting event on earth. So I decided that besides my socio-political observations, I am going to look at some sports this […]