Freedom Stories, by Siwatu Salama-Ra
Four years ago this month, my friend Siwatu Salama-Ra was incarcerated for defending her mother, her daughter and herself. The community was galvanized and everyone played some part in loving […]
Author: adrienne maree brown
Posts by adrienne maree brown
if you’re good, say you’re good
i keep having this odd little experience where i ask people how they are and they tell me how bad the world is and then kind of whisper at the […]
live footage from 2021 inauguration
live footage from the 2021 inauguration! jk, this is future footage. jk, the wicked witch is still alive…but this flooded my senses when I woke up today, and when I […]
post nationalism in the age of cooptation and other dumpster fires
during election seasons, it can get a bit murky trying to navigate other people’s political identities. i have recently been called someone who believes in the electoral process a few […]
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what is unveiled? the founding wound. (poem/directive)
a body is always a body individual or collective (whole or in many pieces) alive or, later, dead a body is aways vulnerable a wound is always a wound singular […]
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New Year’s Day 2021 Tarot Spread
Past/Present/Future Spread Past Question: What can we learn and carry forward from 2020? Page of Swords “The young crow uses his strength and stamina to carry the sword through an […]
thank you 2020
dear 2020 it would be a lie to say you were a reasonable year, a restful year, or a year i would want to linger in. i used the words […]
root and hibernate
“everyone needs more than anyone can give right now.” i feel like a combination of griefs tossed me into a cloud of volcanic rage ash (again) and it took many […]
SistaSoul Search Retreat Speech, Dec 12, 2020
As shared in keynote event, I wanted to offer to all Black women: Thank you all for having me – it is an honor to get to come and speak […]
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brief thoughts 2: starting small
this pandemic has really been a dance for me and my body. i thought i was going to be very healthy. i stocked my home with healthy things. then i […]