Emerging

I love the definitions of emerging: to become apparent; to move out of or away from something; to merge, to dip, to come to light.

I Love Juneteenth

I love Juneteenth. While it has long been embraced by the Black citizens of Texas, and parts of Oklahoma since its inception in 1865, much of the nation had no knowledge of it. But like many aspects of life in America, the seed of its existence, was well rooted in the nation and in the last 20 years has blossomed in our consciousness.

Black History Month 2023: Rest as Reparations

person with long dark hair sitting on a blanket under a tree gazing at a pond

The west's capitalistic structure and wealth is built on the backs of stolen and enslaved Africans. In this world dark bodies are used, abused, disregard and left to suffer. To Rest in this world is to choose to resist the pull towards norms of capitalism, patriarchy and systems of oppression.