i am entering my fourth day at VONA, voices of our nation, a writing workshop for people of color. sometimes you can’t know how much you need a thing until […]
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i am entering my fourth day at VONA, voices of our nation, a writing workshop for people of color. sometimes you can’t know how much you need a thing until […]
Read More… from writing as a healing art (midway reflections on VONA)
i feel like sister warrior charity hicks, who has been central in the fight for water rights in detroit and is currently in critical condition after a hit and run […]
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this weekend has been incredible – octavia’s brood got to read excerpts at the opening ceremony of the allied media conference, and offer a behind the scenes look at our […]
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three days ago, a security guard at whole foods waited for me in the parking lot after i ignored his attention in the store. he asked if i was married. […]
Read More… from (669) 221-6251 – bell hooks feminist awesomeness
I wake for words and feelings. I release them like rescued animals into the wild. The moon lights up many paths. I turn back into the warm house of my […]
i was so thrilled to get the chance to speak today as part of the closing plenary of commonbound, a gathering for the new economy coalition. there were tons of […]
Breath come in Pace of gods Fill her up to come go home Beautiful black ‘get naked’ ferocity Fill her up to come go home Memories of a D where […]
there is a lot of love in my life right now. some moments i look around and all i see and feel is love, everywhere. i just spent the weekend […]
I normally pop vent in private. You know – if you can’t think of something nice to say, just spill it over a nice bourbon to your best friend. But […]
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i just spent a glorious week in rural eastern kentucky where my food options were largely in the hands of others who were proudly and lovingly serving me breaded chicken, […]