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"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood. that the speaking profits me, beyond any other effect." -audre lorde

This text was recently written by Aaron Bushnell. It demonstrates that Bushnell was entirely sane, knew his facts, was logical, coherent, and thoroughly lucid.

Feeling this 1000% 🥀

Gold & waxing poetic ✨ thinking about spectral homelands burning brightly / in the distance / how poetry tends to this distance #africa #africanauthor #africanliterature #authorlife #bipocauthors #book #books #eastafrica #nubia #poems #poet #poetry #writer #writerslife

Maryse Condé 🥀

This is so wholesome. Kids are amazing. The fourth child hit me right in the feels. Help is on the way!

“If a white man wants to lynch me, that's his problem. If he's got the power to lynch me, that's my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it's a question of power.” - Kwame Ture

i really love Macklemore’s Hind’s Hall💯—but let’s not forget it was a Black rapper named Redveil who was the 1st artist to name all children killed in Gaza, call for a ceasefire & say “Free Palestine!” during a live concert he was 19 & it was nov 12th

The world has lost me, I have become entirely ungovernable

William Faulkner — there are no excuses (1956)

—Dionne Brand

"...We are living in the time of rampant, celebrated, unabashed anti-intellectualism. It's bizarre to think that most people expect authors to write entertaining narratives and not comment on timely topics."

“We understand the world better if we tremble with it.” - Édouard Glissant

“My aura is the mystery of life. Renouncing my name, I go beyond myself, and then I am the world. I follow the voice of the world with my single voice.” —Clarice Lispector

Wrote about Toronto’s housing for artists—or the dire lack thereof, & what that means for BIPOC artists—for This Magazine (thx for the space, Sarah Ratchford) 🎨💔 this.org/2024/12/21/mov… #housing #Toronto #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis

A year old ... but feels new briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/…