I am a wife, mother of two, historian and former teacher. I hold a M.A. in History, and specialize in 18^th and 19^th century trans-Atlantic slavery and slave revolutions, African-American history, and black political identity.

I am a black woman and convert to Catholicism who has a deep love for my community and my faith.

I am a founding member and President of Catholics United for Black Lives, and I am deeply invested in using the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to address the racial divide in America.

I seek balance and nuance in everything, and believe strongly in living and advocating for a Consistent Life Ethic that defends the dignity of every human life from conception to natural death and everything in-between.

I speak on a variety of topics including my conversion story, social justice in the Catholic tradition, race and the gospel of life, and more.