Nerve Endings
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Can Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Offer a Path Forward for Iryna’s Law?
The recent tragic murders of Iryna Zarutska and Zoe Welsh highlight the limitations of the public mental health and public safety systems in managing persons with concurrent mental health and criminal legal problems. Two men with serious mental health conditions and criminal legal involvement committed tragic crimes that we hope…
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OPINION: Iryna Zarutska’s Murder Has Been Exploited for Black Blood
In 236 years of American presidential rule, there has rarely been a sitting president who has actively recommended the death penalty for a civilian murder. That said, it did not surprise me that when President Donald Trump called for the death penalty, the case involved a Black man as…
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Nerve Endings: Don’t Touch Black People’s Hair
I know it will garner eye rolls from some readers, but it must be said: I have the most exemplary baby boy. First of all, he’s adorable and people love to say so. His general shyness when people try to say hello makes this even more true. He’s so chill…
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OPINION: Charlotte’s Got the Sauce but Serves It Bland
After watching Charlotte wrestle with its own reflection for over a decade, I’ve come to one conclusion: The Queen City moves like a side character in its own story. A banking powerhouse with deep Black history and cultural richness, Charlotte is caught in an unnerving cycle of self-comparison. I’ve sat…
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Nerve Endings: Navigating Life as a Woman with Tattoos
I got my first tattoo when I was 18 — a silly little crescent moon on my side that I’ve found to be a rite of passage for every white woman apparently before she gets hooked and springs for more. (The good news is I have an unintentional matching tattoo…
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