What Gall!

The blog has been quiet, but I’ve been busy: *Turned a year older (long live Pisces!) *M & I celebrated 18 years –surprised M with a painted sketch from Odera Igbokwe * Had a gallbladder attack/surgery — nothing like being rushed to the hospital with a belly ache that can’t stop, won’t stop –note: bothContinue reading “What Gall!”

Through The Looking Glass and What Helen Found There

Candyman Candyman Candyman Can- Don’t worry, you have to say it 5 times for the ultimate Sugar Daddy to show up. 🙂 I’ve been thinking about Candyman lately. Quick recap: Candyman was the son of a slave who fell in love with a white woman–who’s father showed his disapproval by gathering a posse to killContinue reading “Through The Looking Glass and What Helen Found There”

Fortified with Vitamins and Spirituals

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”