This week, Alvin Ailey began its first ever virtual season and, I must say, I’m here for it! https://youtu.be/rytr2C3sK1U Though I’m not one for tradition, one of the staples of my annual holiday routine was attending an Alvin Ailey show while living in New York City. One year, I even went in July when theyContinueContinue reading “Holiday Delight: Alvin Ailey’s Virtual Season!”
Category Archives: Black people in America
Poem: Why did God make me Black? by RuNell Ni Ebo
Lord, Lord Why did You make me Black? Why did You make someone the world wants to hold back? Black is the color of dirty clothes, the color of grimy hands and feet. Black is the color of darkness, the color of tire-beaten streets. Why did You give me thick lips, a broad nose andContinueContinue reading “Poem: Why did God make me Black? by RuNell Ni Ebo”
Poem: Be Anything
I had such bright hopes and dreams when I believed I could be anything I tried strived over-achieved if thoughts manifest reality the American Dream wouldn’t be unreachable and life would be different all I truly wanted was freedom to be me without threat, violence shame or compromise how tragic being me proved to beContinueContinue reading “Poem: Be Anything”
Isabel de Olvera: I Demand Justice.
Isabel de Olvera: I Demand Justice.
“I am going on the expedition to New Mexico and have some reason to fear that I may be annoyed by some individual since I am a mulatta, and it is proper to protect my rights in such an eventuality by an affidavit showing that I am a free woman, unmarried and the legitimate daughter of Hernando, a Negro, and an Indian named Magdalena….” 1600 AD
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When did you become radicalized?
When were you radicalized?
A Self-Reflection Exercise.
When did you first see yourself in the struggle?
When did you become unapologetic?
When did you know you wouldn’t turn back?
When did you acknowledge your trauma?
When did you acknowledge your helplessness?
When did you acknowledge your rage?
When did you acknowledge your grief?
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Poem: Death is passive. Killing is not.
Poem: Death is passive, killing is not. by LaShawnda Jones
Breathing is active.
Breath is sacred.
Air is life.
We are all created beings
with the same Right to Life
and unhindered breathing.
Access to air should not depend on
Assumptions, opinions, political views,
Occupation, wealth, social status,
Skin color, mood, hatred of fellow humans
or self-hatred. Access to air should
not require legislation.
Yet here we are.
Pamela Turner: Two for the Carnage of One
Do this in remembrance of me. It’s psychological warfare physical murder spiritual bondage. Our sanity means nothing to the intentionally persistent assassins of our humanity. Our humanness has no value in the confrontation of violent entitlement& and moral disregard that assumes murder of “others” is the white person’s right – a privilege awarded toContinueContinue reading “Pamela Turner: Two for the Carnage of One”
Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?”
by Frederick Douglass, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. AContinueContinue reading “Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?””
Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?”
by Frederick Douglass, 1852Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. A feelingContinueContinue reading “Speech: “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July?””
Harvest Update – Book Release – Desert of Solitude
“This book is a must read. Desert of Solitude really helped me understand some things in life that I struggled with. It’s very refreshing to see someone overcome so many obstacles I’ve struggled with. Thank you, sincerely.”
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