Liberation is joy in its purest form. Liberation is joy arising from moments so splendid and just as to transcend their own context. Liberation is the joy of light bursting through the darkness. Liberation is not merely laughing so hard you cry, it is laughing so hard that your pain loses its meaning and the means to sustain itself. Liberation is when laughter is a treatment not merely an anesthetic.
Month: March 2015
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Strength Without Power
Reflections on the cost of self control, movement stress and silence. Reflections on overcompensating for being Black and Male in America.