To achieve social equity, marginalized people must demand more than just progress. — April 13, 2023, a 16-year-old teen walked up to 1100 NE 115th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. …

Artificial Intelligence is not the problem; humans are. — As I sat at my desk, my eight-year-old son Quinn came running into my office with excitement in his eyes. “Daddy! Can ChatGPT help me build a video game?” he asked, his voice filled with a mixture of anticipation and curiosity. I was taken aback for a moment. How did…

Why it’s time to redirect our energy in the pursuit of racial equity. — When I was a kid, I loved martial arts. Growing up during the age of Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, and X-Men — It was inevitable for me to beg my mom to put me in a dojo. And she did. I was nine, pursuing my blue belt in Tae Kwon…

The Vulnerability of Black Men in America: A Battle for Survival and Sovereignty — Without question, whenever a Black man is murdered by law enforcement, and it is televised, it sends shockwaves of emotions throughout America, sometimes the world. Many people from the Black community, like myself, are hurt, frustrated, and exhausted. Other people will justify his death, saying he should have just complied…

Why Protecting Your Mental Health is the Real Path to Entrepreneurial Success (And Grit is Just a Joke) — Black people don’t do therapy! That is the unspoken mantra perpetuated since the advent of slavery, passed on for generations, that Black people don’t do therapy — we simply deal with the shit. I used to believe that…well, until I found myself unable to breathe, with tears streaming down my…

How radical ingenuity has helped me transform my design process to meet the needs of people who are often excluded — Quantum computing is almost fully realized, artificial intelligence exists in the real world and is used in practical applications, and varying forms of web 3.0 are beginning to tether our digital world with the analog variant in unprecedented ways. As technology continues to advance, our world is starting to resemble…

How a lack of accountability in real estate nearly ruined my family, but we survived. — We are sold the notion homeownership is the pinnacle of the American Dream. But what happens if that dream is nothing more than a nightmare disguised as a mortgage? As we near what seems to be another housing collapse, many people are uncertain about what 2023 and beyond will hold…

While Generative AI is powerful, it is no match for Human Intuition. — I love music. For years I dreamt of becoming a songwriter and producer in the likes of Quincy Jones, George Martin, Timbaland, or Pharrell Williams. I spent most of my adolescence and young adult life writing and producing music. Growing up I was a good singer. I was good enough…

To build an equitable future by leveraging technology, America must address the racism of the past. — In America, the history of the Black experience, and racism, is uniquely rooted in the DNA of this country. There is an often perpetuated false narrative that Black people lag in technology due to things like the so-called digital divide, but the fact is Black Americans not only make use…