for years now, i have participated in Black August, a month of honoring the sacrifices and living wisdom of our political prisoners. inspired by the Black Organizing for Leadership and […]
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black band
i am going to begin wearing a black armband on my left arm, closest to my heart, to indicate that i am a warrior in mourning. that #blacklivesmatter to me. […]
i cannot run to freedom/interdependence by any means necessary
feb 26: tonight i was walking home across a space that was once a plantation, once had a whipping tree, once had a school, once was a major source of […]
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nanowrimo, BOLD, and other grown folks business
i am writing my second novel this month!!!, so i won’t be blogging much, but wanted to come on here to share a few things: 1. the novel i am […]
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my #blackaugust575 haikus
This was my third year participating in Black August 5-7-5, a black liberation spiritual practice month. Here’s what I created: Aug 2 Sun all up and close Warm your broken […]
report back: loving on st louis
“we need this. we have needed this.” that is what we heard over and over from the people who showed up to saint john’s church on grand avenue in st. […]
#blacklivesmatter freedom song
a couple of months ago i was on a piece of special and haunted land in north carolina with BOLD. i was facilitating our national gathering, where we had a […]
black love as a radical commitment
i am writing to you from a plantation, but it might also be the future. this space, the franklinton center at bricks, was once a place that slaves were sent […]
principles of emergent processes in facilitation
just spent several days facilitating the BOLD gathering with a team of brilliant people. i used emergent process to move us through the time together, and got great feedback. i […]
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