by Darnell L. Moore I could not sleep on August 10th. The previous day, 18-year old Mike Brown, Jr. was shot dead by officer Darren Wilson. I was haunted by the images of Brown’s bloodied black body left face down…
By Hari Ziyad *This piece has been published with permission of the referenced ex-partner. Other relationships may have been slightly altered to protect specific identities.* The first time I was sexually assaulted I must have been 9 or 10 years…
by janaya khan Black people everywhere are fighting against the realities of anti-Black racism and genocide. As of 2015, every 28 hours a Black person is killed in the US by a police officer, security guard or gun-wielding vigilante. On…
by Maurice Tracy I. To be young, gifted and Black/ Oh what a lovely precious dream/to be young, gifted and Black The scariest moment for a Black person living in this country is when you realize that there is no space…
Love has been defined in many ways. Bruce Lee called love a “friendship that has caught fire.” Renita Weems said, “love means exposing yourself to the pains of being hurt, deeply hurt by someone you trust.” The bible explains that…
So I have finally curated all of my writing over the past few months and created a space where I hope to be writing much more frequently on empowering underrepresented communities and dismantling oppressive systems. Stick around if you're interested…
