revolution
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Ain’t No Red Carpet for the Prophet
Revolution sounds pretty. This polished word makes a giddy sound, like raising your first or rubbing your feet together. We quote Martin with a rhythm that swells the chest. Malcolm’s words hum like power. Assata’s taste like survival. Garvey’s tickles the ear. Lumumba’s boom like djembe drums. Angela’s convinces the tongue that it is brave.… Continue reading
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How Permanent is this Grief?
Something about sorrow sounds spiritual. It sounds like awakenings and revelations. Sounds like pacts and promises. Sounds contradicting too, like hope and despair are twins. We want to shackle ourselves to change. Something about sorrow got us questioning our own mortality. But how permanent is this grief? Where are we two years from now? Is… Continue reading
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Growth is Uncomfortable
I spent most of September reflecting on my writing and spending time with family. I’ve got tons of unfinished manuscripts in need of work and truth is they are hard to finish. I do not mean hard as in difficult to write. I mean hard as in finding the joy in publishing them. I have… Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday Jams – Talib Kweli – Beautiful Struggle
“Lookin’ for the remedy but you can’t see what’s hurtin’ you The revolution’s here, the revolution is personal” What ya’ll know about that Kewli😎😏 #ListentotheWords Continue reading
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Revolution: The Nora White Story (Book 2) By Yecheilyah Ysrayl [Book Review]
Thank you Rachel for reading and reviewing. Most appreciated. (Lol at your favorite quote 😂) Continue reading
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“Revolution: The Nora White Story (Book 2)” by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Thank you Felicia for the promo. Most appreciated. Continue reading
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