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  • We Who Believe In Freedom…

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    So, I know I haven’t posted in a while. And I know you’re probably expecting some sort of think piece or reflection on last week’s presidential election in the U.S. The truth is, I have a bunch of feelings—just not many I feel like sharing at the moment. What I will say is that this…

  • What’s Been On Repeat Fall ‘24 🎶

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    As the weeks get busier my writing will likely get shorter…. ;P here’s what I’ve been listening to lately: Ozeba – Rema  Jump – Tyla x Gunna x Skillibeng  Mood – Jessie Reyez  Rich Spirit – Kendrick Lamar Primetime – Janelle Monae x Miguel Bright – Kehlani  Mother I Sober – Kendrick ft. Beth Gibbons The…

  • Isọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lú bàbá mi

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    This week, I’m sharing an entry from my 2023 journal of delights, a writing practice that pushed me to find the delight in the daily monotony of life (inspired by The Book of Delights by Ross Gay) 2/20/23 I spoke to my dad today for the first time in what feels like weeks. I’ve been…

  • Detaching from Outcomes: the Privilege of Discovering Yourself One Misstep at a Time

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    A cherished reader reached out after last week’s blog with a great question: how, beyond stillness, do you actually go about connecting with yourself to identify what your quirky unique desires separate from the ‘shoulds’ of others? It’s a great question (and kind of a prequel to last week’s post). I don’t have all the…

  • Khaliifa’s Last Words: A Testament to Injustice and Resistance

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    On September 24th, 2024 Khaliifa Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri. DNA cleared him. The prosecutor cleared him. The family of the harmed cleared him. Yet, still—his life was taken. Lynched in a modern ritual dressed up as justice, witnessed by the gathering crowd as though we haven’t seen this story before. But we have.…

  • Hello World!

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    I will post a more coherent introduction soon–I promise. BUT, I feel like the best way for me to explain why I’m making this blog is to share this poem, brain dump, journal? That I wrote after the Dobbs majority opinion that was leaked in May 2022, revealing that the court was just months away…