Blackness
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How old were you the first time you were told that “fast” girls were always in men’s faces? I was four. Sitting in the backyard of the house I grew…
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Pops called me last week and told me he got a job with the union. Said he hasn’t been able to get back to me because he’s been working late.…
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Women of Color & People Of Color: What It Really Means
by Tabias Olajuawon September 20, 2017Hint: It’s not a biological designation and yo momma didn’t make you a women/person of color by birth. Women of Color & People Of Color: What It Really Means was…
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Rest: An Exploration of Life and Death
by Amber Butts September 8, 2017On Tamir Rice’s 15th birthday, I stared at his picture until it became my brother’s. Until it became my sister’s. Until it was each and every Black child I could…
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Dear Black People: Sometimes Breathing Is Resistance
by Tabias Olajuawon August 3, 2017Dear Family, I write to you from a place of knowing, aspiration and memory. This moment is so unforgiving, so demanding of our time, our essence and our uncanny ability…
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(Watch) To The Children Who Come Next: A Love Letter To Black & Brown Babies
by Tabias Olajuawon July 31, 2017“Survival jujitsu is an expensive practice that takes more than it gives. You see, your mother wakens in the morning to see that you have joy throughout the day. Your…