I work as a tenured, associate professor of political science at Howard University. I am a proven author, with an award-winning academic manuscript: The Great Migration and The Democratic Party: Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics in the 20th Century (2020, Temple University Press). I am also a regular media contributor, quoted in national print news outlets—including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the LA Times—and appearing on local and national television news. My Modern Family includes me, a single-mother-by-choice; two gay dads, who are married to each other; and two kids conceived via IVF—a daughter that I birthed, and a son born via surrogate. I am platonic friends with The Dads, and we exist as one family in two, separate households. When I’m not caring for, or entertaining, my kids, I am a kid a heart who enjoys cooking, art, and most outdoorsy activities.