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An Artist’s Duty
I was sitting here thinking about how I got to this place of advocating for the restoration of Black history. If it were solely up to me, I would have chosen a less taxing, less unrewarding cause to advocate for. However, in the words of Nina Simone, “I have no choice in the matter. An… Continue reading
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We have enough people who are beautiful.We need more who are brave.We have enough people who are popular.We need more who are passionate and purposeful.We have enough people who are wild.We need more who are wise.We have enough people who are famous.We need more who are faithful.We have enough people who require rewards.We need more… Continue reading
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Black Joy
Nobody talks about society’s addictionto black trauma.How much more profitableit is to talk about painthan poems,depressionthan joy. Like we don’t have feelingsjust bad experiencesturned into songsof sorrowsand spiritualsof reaching heavencause there can’t be no freedomhere on Earth for Black people. Maybe this world still doesn’t consider ushuman enoughto be happysomeone hand society a roadmapfor getting… Continue reading
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Everyone Can’t Go
I am just getting around to reading Tabitha Brown’s Feeding the Soul, and it is doing just that for me this afternoon. Lately, I have realized I don’t have much help with all I have going on. People think I have this great big team behind me. Nope. Most of the things I do, I do… Continue reading
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Doing More with What You Have
These days, I am focusing more on shifting my mindset from trying to figure out how to do something new to maximize what I already have. This includes how to best nurture my personal and business relationships. Gone are the days of randomly following people on social media and only liking their posts. How can… Continue reading
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Destiny
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do with that in some way. This one, “Destiny” is from yours truly. Enjoy! She… Continue reading
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