1. we each have a purpose worth the miracle and struggle of our lives 2. finding that purpose is not guaranteed, it takes effort to look within 3. the conditions […]
Year: 2020
Black August Haikus, 2020
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 […]
strategy and kamala feels
“we are fighting over which employee will best suit the needs of an important job. it isn’t political home – we both have those outside of the electoral process, places […]
full moon in aquarius
full full full i try not to have a favorite moon but then i feel the pull of your heaviest, fattest, juiciest night, and swell for you touched by clouds […]
learning and untangling
dear readers, my last blog was one of the longest things i’ve ever written as a single piece, and one of my most read blog pieces. it’s also the most […]
unthinkable thoughts: call out culture in the age of covid-19
update: hi loves, i am publishing a book called we will not cancel us and other dreams of transformative justice which includes a deeply edited version of this piece, reflections […]
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Meditation Time Travel to 2050 (for Movement Generation)
guided reflection/meditation for Movement Generation (2050) MG’s invitation: Movement Generation has been coalescing in our (virtual) dream tank and like many of you we are leaning into and processing the […]
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Hamilton
Hamilton is exquisite theater. Set, costumes, choreography, songwriting, cast, pace, character development, dazzle, excellence. The excellence of art made me cry most of the show. The songs are thrumming through […]
a word for white people, in two parts
part one: what a time to be alive. right now we are in a fast river together – every day there are changes that seemed unimaginable until they occurred. if […]
Juneteenth meditation for BEAM
juneteenth june nineteenth nineteen years – i dedicate this to the activist, Toyin. nineteen Black breaths guided by nineteen Black genius revolutionaries. (edited to be i/we statements so that this […]