2014 is almost over. can you feel it? it’s almost over! this wretched year is almost over!!! y’all know i keep it positive, giving my attention with intention to the […]
Year: 2014
music that got me through
This morning I woke up before the kids did, in the light of a Christmas tree, thinking of my ghosts. I’ve also been thinking about the rebel Jesus…faith is a […]
We cannot conquer each other.
Yesterday two police officers were shot and killed in Brooklyn. And in my social media realm I saw some responses that felt celebratory. I wanted to push back. I get […]
a perfect action
it’s a beautiful day to be black. woke up this morning to a brilliant new d’angelo album dedicated to ferguson and occupy, resistance. it’s full of love songs and funky […]
All the tears
Ocean is a bowl of salt and water So am I Whispering and weeping of a son or daughter Gone to the sky Or the dirt No one knows for […]
Caring for Ourselves as Political Warfare
protests and actions can give us the highest highs and the most gut wrenching terrors or deepest disappointments. in the midst of wildly inspiring actions and protests happening worldwide, there […]
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 […]
a season of love (for all those killed with impunity)
it is our duty to fight for our freedom it is our duty to win we must love each other and protect each other we have nothing to lose but […]
Read More… from a season of love (for all those killed with impunity)
A Sci Fi Short for Michael Brown
‘We must become experts on lynching.’ ‘Again?’ ‘Yes. We thought it was a past tense virus, but it was just in mutation. Our danger is escalating.’ ‘And if we know […]
hiatus
i am writing a draft of my novel this month as part of national novel writing month. it is really exciting, in the midst of an exciting time – we […]