Her Name Was Shirley: The Story of Gordon Parks’s ‘Colored Entrance’ Photo
Co-published with Esquire. The photo has been used to exemplify an America that once was—but the story of its subject and the dreams she once had is long overdue.
Uncovering Forgotten African-American Graves
Co-published with Narratively. In Richmond, Virginia, an overgrown cemetery had become a dreary dumpsite. Now a crew of volunteers is making sure these bygone lives don’t get lost to history.