CONTENTS
- 365 (12)
- A Day in the Life of a Winner (31)
- Chicks Dig It (2)
- Culture Finds (27)
- Every Tongue (1)
- Five Minutes of Fame (2)
- For Discussion (8)
- homegirls & handgrenades (9)
- Manifesta (4)
- Pause (1)
- Prose (6)
- Quotes (19)
- Read a Book (6)
- Reviews (1)
- Small World Project (9)
- Thought Process (18)
Africa is a country in the Jim Crow South
My grandmother's sister is not well. Ruth is her name but my family is from Mississippi, so we call her Ain't Bay Ruth (Auntie Baby Ruth). She is the oldest woman living in my family.
Cotton candy on a rainy day
Nikki Giovanni will always be my favorite poet. Just for writing this piece alone.
Gender, Power and International Development
Assignments from MIT's Open Courseware's Gender, Power and International Development course.
The words don't fit
I write & then I don't write. I write & then I don't write. I have so many unfinished thoughts occupying beautifully bound journals & files upon files on my computer.
for now I stay hidden in my abbayah
I woke this morning missing my crush and longing to read the journal of my spiritual sister.
Thunder is not yet rain
Every year, millions of women around the world risk their lives to end unintended pregnancies. While a law enacted in 2006 marked great progress toward reproductive freedom in Ethiopia, Not Yet Rain, a short film by Lisa Russell, shows that changing the law is just the first step.
homegirls & handgrenades: BloomBeautiful
for L, my sister who is unwittingly teaching me forgiveness
Liza Garza Bio
Liza Garza is a rare soul. As a poet and vocalist, she possesses the uncommon ability to keep listeners captivated while provoking social change and action in the community. Her words simultaneously whisper power and strength; peace and grace.
Changing hands
I'm off to the inauguration. Photos, commentary and possible video upon my return.