JOURNALIST · AUTHOR · CULTURAL STRATEGIST
I’m a Chicago journalist and critic with more than 15 years of writing on music, race and identity. I’ve been a weekly music columnist at the Chicago Tribune since 2014, and my debut book, Queens of Soul, arrives in 2028.
Writing on music, culture and the people who make it.
BYLINES IN The New York Times, Vogue, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, The Cut
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FORTHCOMING 2028
Queens of Soul
My debut book: a celebration of the evolution of soul music, told through the lens of ten artists whose voices have defined the genre.
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