Re-posted with the correct link now. To be honest. I'm geeking out a bit. I've wanted to set this poem to music since the moment I wrote it. It has taken me 7 years to have to time, energy, software and knowledge to make this and it may be the coolest thing I have ever … Continue reading South Side
Race
Their Culture Is Capital
As my art and writing has expanded in recent months I've gotten really into recording my poetry and setting it music I created on acid pro. This is my first attempt at it with original words and original music. Though, the chorus is written by Pete Singer from his song "Little Boxes" as song in … Continue reading Their Culture Is Capital
The myth of “Fast Black Girls” [TW: Rape]
The myth of "Fast Black Girls" [TW: Rape]. Here is an interesting article about the sexualization of young Black girls. It is a good, if mildly disturbing, read about how young Black girls are sexualized to in such a way as to essentially make them inherently rape-able. It is another reminded that words form … Continue reading The myth of “Fast Black Girls” [TW: Rape]
Rich Is The New White: Reflections on Capitalist Class Culture and D.C Housing
So, a lot of things have been going on in the past few weeks. I've sort of jumped straight into housing advocacy here in D.C. It all started when my sister introduced me to the Housing For All Campaign here in D.C. I joined a Learning Circle on gentrification that they ran and meet some … Continue reading Rich Is The New White: Reflections on Capitalist Class Culture and D.C Housing
Strip
Strip away the paint and the decorations and a house is a just a shelter. A physical space for us to be protected from the elements. Pieces of wood and steel and brick that allow us to live our lives. That is the purpose it serves and it can only be judged by how well … Continue reading Strip
Justice As An Imaginative Act
I was recently reading a counterstorytelling post about “sex-positivity” as only being positive for white, middle class, heterosexual women. http://counterstorytelling.tumblr.com/post/41102914582/sex-positivity-isnt-so-positive It makes the familiar argument that sex positivity is only liberating for a small group of women for whom the idea of virginal purity was oppressive and limiting. For women and queer people … Continue reading Justice As An Imaginative Act
Their Culture Is Capitialism
They complained about the cold with a rare Chicagoan honesty. When the wind hits their faces and seeps through every orifice and pore to settle slowly into their bones they are broad shouldered and husky folk poets. So proud to be clear eyed and laughing. So proud to live where the freight-handlers daughter used to … Continue reading Their Culture Is Capitialism
The American Male
Before we begin I should identify myself. I am middle class American Male with an elite private education. I am an African American who was raised by two college educated and loving parents who are still married and were never abusive to me, my siblings or each other. I am a privileged American Male and … Continue reading The American Male
The Well Examined Life 