On September 24, 2016, I waltzed into the tattoo parlor and made a declaration, a permanent inscription, that summed up my existence to date while also opening a window into the future that I hadn’t even anticipated.

“Free Black Girl”

In less than 60 minutes, 13 characters and 2 spaces defined and re-defined my life, at the same time.

I vividly recall feeling incredibly light, supremely strong, and bissfully aware that life would be different from that moment on. And so it has been…

We’ll get into it.

Welcome.