Day 1– Serena came out with a cape like James Brown baby! Yes! The fit under was very wonder woman-esque. Love the gold sparkly. Kind of hard to focus. So much stimuli. I was sweating my ass off trying to find my seat. Why tix to see Usher more expensive than to see Serena ?…
MJ the Musical was a balm for my soul
It’s been a while. A lot of life has happened. Most worthy of chronicling, but the motivation to do so has been fleeting. I went to see MJ the Musical while on a brief trip to NY on Easter. Fitting as Mike is the reason this blog exists and the reason I came back to…
Crackas Gon Crack
With the blanco blitz on the capitol I find myself more amused than moved because I am acutely aware that this is what they do. “Crackas Gon Crack.” -Amanda Seales The whole democracy needs to be thrown out. The baby(white folks) and the bath water (constitution). Just start over because this shit isn’t working. It…
Living An Anti-Racist Life: Struggling To Not Be Too Much
I have found myself naturally doing what I do, being a leader, but this time in the workplace. I split my time between two positions and lead two equity-related auxiliary groups, but I am starting to feel that although I enjoy these things my labor is not properly recognized or valued. Maybe I should should…
Are Black People Prepared to Die?
It dawned on me that I prepare for my untimely death before I leave the house. I was taught to never leave the house without my ID. I’d need it in case I got stopped by the police. The next part, I don’t think I was taught, but I added it on as another measure…
Anybody else feeling objectified during this movement?
Like all of the white people now see you and are like “oh my god your life does matter” and clutching their pearls? It’s more them out here than us at this Glendale vigil. Feel like we went from being invisible to super visible and I have a hard time believing every non-black person that…
400 years of mourning
Grieving for the loss of… Enraged The system has been set up out of fear. What’s inside of white people that makes them fear us? Makes them perpetuate some of the most heinous crimes against us All based on the color of our skin. Did your mother? Did your father? Did your neighbor? My humanity…
Wonderful Star
So my play cousin Rahsaan Patterson done came out with a new album chile! Been on rotation in my car, my house, and the workplace. Let me tell you about one of my favorite tracks, Wonderful Star! Bih, this joint feels like a rainy day in Brooklyn. It’s a cool spring afternoon with an overcast…
Earth Cycles and Regeneration
Maybe earth is cyclical. Maybe species have died off and the earth has heated up and cooled down before. It’s nature regeneration. It comes and goes. New to the surviving species every time. In a panic and a tizzy over this impending doom. Sciencing and technologying our way out of a fate that we cannot…
Black Folks And Our Ability To Transfer Energy
Black folks have this innate ability to transfer energy. I went to a friend’s house warming and before everyone left we all gathered to pray over her and her new home. Praying to white jesus is not my thing, but I do recognize and respect the tradition. I just choose to meditate or observe with…