I’m pleased to share that the University Press of Kentucky will publish the essay anthology Perils and Promises: Black Women Reflect on Friendship with White Women in fall of 2025!

In 2021, the idea that would eventually become this essay anthology descended on me with such gravity and grace that I knew this idea was my sacred invitation into a not-yet-known journey.

While I am the editor of (and contributor to) this anthology, I am far from the sole author. This anthology is composed of the voices of many contributors! My heart is filled with gratitude for each contributor who said, “Yes!” to being part of this audacious endeavor. Thank you! Little did we know that we were doing far more than writing essays; we were building a community. Ultimately, this endeavor carried with it the power to heal. Truly, we need more ideas in our world that carry the power to heal.

Funding and support from the Louisville Institute and the Collegeville Institute enabled me to turn this dream into something real. Thanks immensely to both of those organizations, thanks for hearing me share my idea and saying you wanted to help support its unfolding. To receive support for one’s dream is a beautiful, cannot-be-quantified thing.