Good news: I'm hosting a Moth StorySLAM for Afropunk. Bad news: it's sold out. 20 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am

This is a cool event (Moth StorySLAM) within another cool event (Afropunk). However, I've been told that it's sold out. The website, however, seems to want to accept your money, so maybe it's not sold...

Send me your questions for the White House cause I'm hosting a thing there #WHchamps 31 Jul 2013 | 01:29 am

I'm not explaining this. I'm hosting an event at the White House--tomorrow! It's part of the Champions of Change series, this one focusing on "tech inclusion" which was the focus of a White House con...

I'm on the cover of Fast Company for my #unplug feature 17 Jun 2013 | 04:24 pm

December 15, 2012 to January 8, 2013 I left all email and social media. It was 25 days of relative digital quiet, and I loved it. The experience was so profound, I wrote about it for Fast Company. The...

I talked about black film and sci-fi on Melissa Harris-Perry 13 Jun 2013 | 08:59 am

I haven't been on Melissa Harris-Perry's show in a while, and I got to join a great panel talking black film. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Happy Mother's Day To The Traveler 13 May 2013 | 06:03 am

Momma was a rollin stone I can't think of too many single images that best capture the journeying spirit of Arnita Lorraine Thurston. She was a traveler to the end and beyond, through the clearing at...

I'm big in Uganda? 7 May 2013 | 01:03 am

A few weeks ago, Twitter comrade James Propa said he saw my image on a roadside advert in Uganda. I asked for a photo because, to my knowledge, I have not made any arrangements to sell my face in orde...

The adapters with which I travel 4 May 2013 | 10:56 pm

My company and I are making an AOL web series on crowdfunding 4 May 2013 | 04:28 pm

It's been a few years since I've regularly hosted a show (puppies on a hovercraft!), and I'm excited to get back in the recurring video saddle. My company, Cultivated Wit, this week announced we're do...

Have I taken over This Week In Tech? 2 Apr 2013 | 08:36 am

Sure looks that way from the iTunes store :) Yesterday's episode of TWiT was one of my favorites featuring Joshua Topolsky (founder of The Verge) and Brian Brushwood (of NSFW and Scam School Confiden...

The books I recommended at TED. You should buy them all 18 Mar 2013 | 07:25 am

I attended the TED conference this year for the first time, and they asked me to curate a set of books. The request looked like this: A guest curator is a TEDster with incredible talent who we know w...