The Watching Transgression in Public Spaces: A dialogue between bell hooks and Arthur Jafa James Baldwin: 1979 Speech Angela Davis: How Does Change Happen? Nikky Finney: 2012 National Book Festival Achieving our Country: James Baldwin and American Morality -“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it,Continue reading “Fortified with Vitamins and Spirituals”
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The Baltimore Tape
Cleaned out the car–and look at what I found! This is a tape that I bought from a dj at “da club” in the 90’s. I labeled it Baltimore because it reminds me of home–specifically, my college years. It was my first taste of freedom–I no longer had a curfew! I had just started datingContinue reading “The Baltimore Tape”
She Almost Got Me
The marketing was fierce. For several days, everywhere I turned…there seemed to be a pull towards the “buy” button.* 1st Wave: The Fans I woke up Friday morning, ready to see my timelines full of people trying to recover from Scandal. Low and behold, many of those who had been slayed by Mama Pope, PapaContinue reading “She Almost Got Me”