Fire Under Water

Their cold-hearts cast you out. Here, beneath motionless skies where all that would shine is tinted in monochrome. The taste of winter air slithers into your lungs and exhales as a trembling sigh – cold smoke falling from your lips, curling downward and vanishing into icy waters. Thousands of books are sinking in this ocean: [...]

Remembering Malcolm X

Malcolm X was assassinated on this day, February 21st, in 1965.  Like so many people in the world, Malcolm X’s life and commitment to social justice has had a profound impact on my life.  Although Malcolm’s legacy has received recognition in the mainstream, including a 1992 film directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, [...]

Silence Hurts

The other day I was reading a brilliant article on “People of Color Organize!” and this part stood out to me especially: Silence – You are in a group of people, you’ve just heard someone say something racist. Not full blown N-Word racist just run of the mill racist (we’ll get to this in a [...]

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