To my brothers and sisters, Trapped on the inside This is for my Kings and Queens I am a warrior fighting for you Know that your demonstration has been seen This is for my royal family Strapped in the armor of golden skin Do not become week You are empowered with Melanin This is statement […]
Location: Seattle, WA This past weekend, Friday September 16th – Sunday September 18th was the Seattle Black Panther Party Revolutionary Forum and Film Festival 2016, celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Black Panther Party (BPP) as well as connecting former BPP members to today’s young revolutionary minds. Each day of the weekend […]
The largest prison strike in history is happening right now, the mainstream media refuses to circulate this information, but I can not be silent… I stand in solidarity with inmates detained in prison, as slaves under the 13 amendment. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have […]
Song of Inspiration: Jamila Woods- Holy “Help me to walk alone ahead Though I walk through the darkest valley I will fear no love Oh my smile my mind reassure me I don’t need no one Woke up this morning with my mind set on loving me” It is so important as a woman, especially […]
The radio disgusts me. No, not in a lighthearted sarcastic way that will still allow myself to listen to the radio because I’d rather hear something than nothing, but in the literal meaning of the word. I experience a feeling of, “revulsion or profound disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.” Like Webster describes, the […]
I dream of a land with wide open spaces and no man-made structures for as far as the eye can see. I envision brown bodies loving each other and lifting each other up in harmony, praising the spirit that freed them. But buildings block my vision and irritate my soul. In college was a student […]
Now that I live in a more diverse region of the country, I’ve developed relationships with people outside of my racial ethnicity. One thing that I’ve come to realize as a result is, even among non-black people of color, the ‘white is right’ mentality is the common way of thinking, especially in Western culture. The […]
I am a poet. I am a black bodied Nappy headed, Kinky haired, Glossed lipped, Thick hipped female poet. I am a voice obsessed yet heavily oppressed, Drowned in shame and suffering. I am a member of the last group to receive suffrage. I am made up of mouths who were never allowed to speak. Whooped […]
Mr. President, Your election into office meant so much to me 8 years ago. November 4, 2008 I was too young to vote but I was old enough to know that I’d witnessed something historically significant. A land that had traditionally been led by old, rich white men was now seemingly rising out of its […]
This is a good read for someone in the middle of a life transition. As a newly graduated college student with a Bachelorette Degree, moving out of the university setting and into the ‘real world’ Stella’s ability to handle life’s unexpected turns and twists is motivating and inspiring. Terry McMillan wrote this book in order […]