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Black Like You—The Performance
Two poems tracing the rhythm of memory across oceans
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BLACK LIKE YOU—ZION
On Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, and the Dream of Return”
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THE COST OF COOL
On Do the Right Thing, THIRD SPACES, shade equity, and why Black communities are still fighting for air—literally and politically.
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Too Grown to Breathe, Too Young to Quit
When "Black Girl Magic" becomes too heavy to hold: on maturity, burnout, and the quiet longing to disappear.
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What Juneteenth Looks Like in My Hands
How collage helped me visualize the freedom they tried to erase.
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The Land They Forgot to Map, Part II: Drawing It Anew
Cape Verde wasn’t missing—just misrepresented. From Bela Duarte’s tapestries to Amílcar Cabral’s vision, I trace the art, memory, and resistance that…
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The Land They Forgot to Map
When colonial maps left Cape Verde blank, we stitched ourselves back into history.
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THE MUSEUM WAS NEVER NEUTRAL
Even in Ruin, We Bloom.
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The Library of Unquiet Memories
When books are banned, memories break free. Inside the stacks, I met the ancestors who refuse to be forgotten.
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Beyoncé is the Wiz
An essay on spectacle, silver boots, and the rituals we keep paying for.
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THE STARS CAN'T SAVE YOU.
But, They Might Make You Feel Seen. (A 2k Subscriber Special—thank you!!)
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Blood in The Ledger: From Slave Markets to Stock Portfolios
From slavery-backed banks to finance-bound seniors, the pipeline is still soaked in power and profit.
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From Legacy to Liability: The Crisis of Capitalist Imitation Among Black Women in Power
How Billionaire Dreams Are Betraying Black Feminist Legacies
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BETWEEN SONGS AND SHADOWS
Taking the Reins Back—on music, mirrors, and the quiet art of reclaiming myself.
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