Ramblings of a lil Black girl.
My pencils ripping through the wet spots on this page. I write my woes in shallow pools, that are Urbanly Decayed. I can taste the Himalayas, slowly, traverse my lips. No questions, so I beg, unforesake me like Rahel's hips. Respectfully...I'm strugglin' to carry alluv this. ...but, they say no questions so - I write… Continue reading Nwanyiaga Sings the Blues
As I lay me down to sleepI pray the Lord my dream he keepsBecause if it should die while I'm awakeFrom the Lord; my soul; I'll take.
In America, the Negro’s “riddles” are infamous and although commonly referenced in a way that derogatorily infantilizes the speaker and race as a whole, they are in fact words bustling with wisdom.
I was reading a book for my law and religion class and came across a piece from it that I wanted to share. Now, I realized a few pages ago that this book will not be much more useful for the purview of my paper, but I've kept reading. I stumbled across this and it… Continue reading 12 Commandments of the Negro
…no, I completely understand girl. you don’t want them you just need them to be miserable without you… It makes me happy that Johnny is always in a bad relationship. Marcus got married and I wasn’t bothered. I was just happy she was Black. But looking back, I didn't even feel for Marcus how I… Continue reading A Conversation with Sean
The wind rustles through the trees on a mid October day, "Vini isit." If you aren't listening, you almost won't hear her say, "Di mô nom fiy." But once you catch it, you'll notice li briyé-yé, "Di mô nom piti-fiy! Pa donné ye sere mwa file!" Alor, ça arét. As quickly as she came, she… Continue reading Memories Without Memory
Patricia C. McKissack writes about being curious of how African literature and music portrayed those who were captured in the slave trade. She goes on to express her dismay at not being able to find any reference to them in her research. Nonetheless, she knew their violent departures from their homelands had to have been grieved by… Continue reading Ndi Echefuru Echefu (The Lost Ones)
So, time for an aberrant post. I had the uncanniest experience and I'm hoping to share it and hear y'all's feedback. Bear with me. So I've definitely never felt spiritually powered or anything before. Nor have I ever felt like I had visions or premonitions from dreams or what have you. I never doubted other… Continue reading Ti Fi Rèv (Dream Girl)
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