Nikkya Hargrove writes about marriage, motherhood, race, and LGBTQ issues, with bylines in Elle, Shondaland, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scary Mommy, and more. Her memoir, 'Mama: A Black, Queer Woman’s Journey to Motherhood', is forthcoming by Algonquin Books. A 2012 Lambda Literary Non-Fiction Fellow, Nikkya is an alum of Bard College and currently serve as a member of the Board of Governors and chair of the alumni/ae Diversity Committee.