It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist — to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display in the Hope and Change lobby at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.
The fact that a teenage girl could slam on her gas pedal, to all of their impending doom, and not give a single fuck, at age 17, about losing everything - is actually fucking terrifying.
McKenzie Shirilla is a demon. #thecrash
Nothing beats starting a book and instantly knowing, within the first page, that it’s going to be your kind of book, and then having every page after that prove you right.