yesterday i got the honor of spending some time with Detroit Summer on the last day of their programming. the very first time i came to Detroit was to work […]
Tag: Detroit
Detroit is/as/beyond Wakanda(?/!)
the other day i got be part of a circle of Detroit thinkers, makers and artists considering the relationship between Detroit and Wakanda. in what ways is Detroit a Wakanda? […]
living through the unveiling
things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. we must hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil. people have been detained at our borders, people […]
Protection Spell
The following spell was commissioned and produced by Tunde Olaniran as a prologue to his headlining performance on New Year’s Eve at El Club in Southwest Detroit. Listen to the […]
pleasure activism is contagious
yesterday i got to be a part of Arts in a Changing America – ReMap: Detroit. the effort of this work is to address the changing demographics of the US […]
myth of safety (rant/love from istanbul)
hello from istanbul. yesterday as i spent the day falling in love with this city, it was bombed, and people i love around the world were reaching out to me […]
on being with what is
i often write when i am learning about something. for some time i have been learning to get present, and be with what is in the current moment. it is […]
100 Years of Grace
Today was the memorial of Grace Lee Boggs, my mentor and friend. There was an extensive program. Danny Glover came to honor Grace. There were indigenous grandmothers, family members, musicians, […]
Closing Remarks to Environmental Grantmakers Association
These are my notes (roughly what I said) for framing the closing plenary of the EGA. Apocalypse is not in the future. It is a current condition. In places like […]
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