born
January 26, 1986, Kingstree, South Carolina
Education
Morehouse College '06
Selected Bibliography
ESSAYS:
"(Re) Defending Our Right to Vote" Ebony Magazine (October 9, 2012)
“LGBT People of Color: Addressing the Media's 'Diversity Issue’” HuffingtonPost (May 1, 2012)
“More Representation for LGBT People of Color” The Root (March 17, 2012)
“Shutting LGBT Students Out: How Current Anti-Bullying Policies Fail America’s Youth” Harvard Kennedy School, LGBT Public Policy Journal (Spring 2011)
ARTICLES:
“Gearing Up for the Next Fight: Inside the Gill Foundation’s Strategy Shift” Inside Philanthropy (November 18, 2014)
“With HIV Infections Rising Among Gay Men, This Funder Aims to Sound the Alarm” Inside Philanthropy (November 6, 2014)
“Old Alone, and Gay? A Growing Number of Funders Are Thinking About You” Inside Philanthropy (October 29, 2014)
“Do Voter-ID Laws Really Protect Democracy” DiversityInc Magazine
‘“This Fight Isn’t Over Yet.’ What’s Next for LGBT Funders?” Inside Philanthropy (October 14, 2014)
“How the New York Women’s Foundation is Helping Curb Cyberbullying” Inside Philanthropy (October 4, 2014)
“LGBT Asian Immigrants Are Nearly Invisible. The Haas Fund Wants to Change That” Inside Philanthropy (October 12, 2014)
“Here’s Why This LGBT Policy Shop Has Been a Magnet for Funding” Inside Philanthropy (September 11, 2014)
“Here’s a Funder Worried About LGBT Seniors in America’s Harshest City” Inside Philanthropy (September 11,2014)
“What LGBTQ Funders Are Doing on Immigration” Inside Philanthropy (August 26, 2014)
“Despite Progress, Arcus Keeps Focus on Trans Equality” Inside Philanthropy (August 5, 2014)
“Arcus Continues Investing in LGBTQ Youth” Inside Philanthropy (July 8, 2014)
“Arcus Takes Pro-LGBT Messages to Latin America” Inside Philanthropy (June 10, 2014)
“Why Does Ford Want to Tell the Story of Black Church’s Evolution on LGBT Equality?” Inside Philanthropy (May 29, 2014)
“Fighting Without Funding: How LGBT Money Skips the South” Inside Philanthropy (August 14, 2014)
“With Help From Ford and Arcus, A New Film Zeros in on Homeless LGBT Youth” Inside Philanthropy (May 19, 2014)
“Ever Noticed How White LGBT Leaders Are? These Funders Have, Too” Inside Philanthropy (May 19, 2014)
“What's Arcus Doing to Support the World's Most At-Risk LGBTs?” Inside Philanthropy (May 13, 2014)
“The Big Picture Behind Ford's Latest Grant to Make Schools Safer for LGBT Youth of Color” Inside Philanthropy (May 8, 2014)
“How Arcus Is Trying to Empower Affirming Catholics to Grow Support for Same-Sex Marriage” Inside Philanthropy (May 5, 2014)
“What Arcus Is Doing to Raise the Visibility of pro-LGBT Latino Voices” Inside Philanthropy (May 5, 2014)
Fellowships