This time of year, I spy many posts reminding people to check on their strong friend. I don’t really like this prompt for three reasons: 1. If we truly are friends, shouldn’t you be checking for me throughout the year, not just the holiday season? 2. Why do we have a strong friend? Even if […]
Read more "week 52: the strong friend"What If I Am A Black Woman? Is it a disease? Well, if it is, I sure hope its catching Because they need to pour it into a bottle, label it, and sprinkle it All over the people men and women who Ever loved or cried, worked or died For any one of us. So…What […]
Read more "What if I am a Black Woman? (other people’s poetry)"black men and black women must remind each other how beautiful, necessary and valuable we are in the context of each other @necessaryblackness ❤ image source; no copyright infringement intended
Read more "necessities"Watch us walk, watch us move, watch us overcome, listen to our voices, the sway. The resilience. The innovation. The raw, unfiltered and untouched soul we have can not be touched. -Solange Knowles ❤ photo
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