Essa é uma reflexão sobre meus estudos e prática de combate ao racismo e outras formas de opressão estrutural. Falo da minha experiência de transformação pessoal, através da prática do amor em comunidade, guiado pelo pensamento de bell hooks. …

we cannot be perfect to a system that is not perfect for us There is no space for possibility in perfection. Perfection is a concept that I often see used to describe something that fits something else nicely — in relation to a plan, a project, a solution, a deed — we say something is perfect when we think it is a good…

because we are nature 🍃 This piece was originally written as the script for a talk delivered at Google, entitled “From Deforestation to Self-Awareness”, in 2019. I have been reading Ailton Krenak and Banzeiro Òkòtó, by Eliane Brum, who inspired me to revisit these thoughts with a heightened sense of urgency. My intent is…

Se põe um Sol Nasce um Outro Desfaz a referência Do que já se foi Deixa um vazio misterioso E Outro oculto, A sombra despedaçada A vista decomposta O espaço se faz na ausência A falta ecoa na boca aberta em silêncio Reluz a escuta Fronteira regenera quando permeiam os raios do Outro

To celebrate pride month, I am sharing 9 gifts I gave myself this past year, and that I offer to anyone who is questioning whether they should stay or leave their current jobs to do something better with their lives. 1–5 are about you and ways to meet your needs…

In this series, I talked about moments and people that inspired me to have a fuller understanding of who I am in relation to each community I have been a part of. Putting a life journey in perspective inevitably brought the need to find synthesis. …

This piece is about the profound relationship I have with art making and how it enabled me to connect with some of the most special people in life, including Malika Suleymanova, who co-wrote a portion of this blog post with me. Since my early teens, I have been experimenting with…

The first time I traveled outside of my home country was when I had the realization that people are people everywhere. This may sound silly at first, but I grew up being led to believe that that is not true. The people that live in that city, that neighborhood, they…

Recently at work, I joined a podcast series, where I was lucky to have such a thoughtful interviewer, Samantha Harris, who asked me, for the first time: What have I learned about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from my experience living and studying in three different continents? I gave an answer…