Distant Lover.

you're all the way over there. i'm all the way over here. we're "together" but we're not. i need you closer! this isn't fair. when we talk and laugh, i feel you. but after we talk and laugh, i wanna feel you. you tell me to come thru and chill. and i tell you that … Continue reading Distant Lover.

you know why i’m here.

for every $1 the white people household got, Black people got 7 cents. Vietnamese got 17. 1983 and 2013, the wealth of the median Black household declined 75% (from $6,800 to $1,700), and the median Latino household declined 50% (from $4,000 to $2,000). at the same time, wealth for the median white household increased 14% … Continue reading you know why i’m here.

Straight Outta Compton.

Dear Momma, this is past due so let me jump straight in. you gave birth to me January 30th 1993. i was due on January 28th, same day as pops but you waited on me. then you gave me his name and your name. guess you didn't wanna be excluded from the name thing huh? … Continue reading Straight Outta Compton.

Victory Lap. 🏁

to all the freedom fighters and all the activists and all the lovers of culture, keep fighting. keep loving. keep actively working. this is hard. but you still have a job to do. we still have a job. there are going to be times that we are deflated. events and situations are going to occur … Continue reading Victory Lap. 🏁

AFROS AND LOCS AND BRAIDS, OH MY!!!!

hair matters to Black people, a lot. it is more than simple maintenance. it is a statement. expression. some people cut their hair or do whatever to their hair JUST for convenience. or JUST because it got longer. the average Black person (specifically a Black woman or Black man with longer hair) has 2 3 … Continue reading AFROS AND LOCS AND BRAIDS, OH MY!!!!