To the men who are my peers and colleagues (and plenty of other people in my spaces): I’ve seen a lot of “VOTE.” lately, especially since RBG died. While I’m excited you’re all (theoretically) taking your civic duty seriously, I also know that for some of you, this is what
Read MoreAs I’ve mentioned before, I can’t seek justice for my first sexual assault. That’s sort of a relief.
Read MoreIn my last week in Santa Clarita, I was constantly running between packing my life and buying boxes and sorting out the tail end of our utilities and setting up mail forwarding and, in the approximately ten minutes I had left, spending time with as many of my friends as
Read MoreThere’s a tumblr excerpt that goes around every once in awhile about respect. Though I’m sure I can’t quote it verbatim, the gist of it is that there are two types of respect: “you treat me like a human” and “you treat me like an authority.”
Read MoreOn the “young lions” of the Phoenix jazz scene and how we talk about ensembles with certain gender balances.
Read MoreThis month, I’ve spent awhile writing about the darker sides of artistic activism and the toll they can take over time. As we leave 2019 behind us and look forward to a new decade, I want to take a minute to acknowledge some of the folks who have shaped not
Read More“It’s not an excuse,” but somehow we’re still using it as one. Let’s talk about why.
Read More“You are implicated.” It’s an important phrase in music and pedagogy alike. Let’s talk more about it.
Read MoreI don’t like being the only gender-marginalized person in an ensemble. Let’s talk about why.
Read MoreBelow are a few of the resources I highly recommend for folks looking to fight the good fight. (By ‘a few,’ I mean over 70.)
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