Jul 21, 2021the years measured in distance from the oceanI’d never lived so far from the Atlantic. But I was just three flights of grainy apartment stairs away from immersing my feet, calves, or entire body in water year-round. I didn’t realize some pools never closed. It is September 2016, and I celebrate turning twenty-five with strangers at my…Creative Non Fiction8 min read
Feb 14, 2021#StayVolatile: That One Time I, a Black Queer Grad Student, Got Investigated for RacismIn 2016, I packed up my car and did not drive it from New Jersey to Texas because I am a Black queer non-binary person with anxiety. …Racism14 min read
Feb 10, 2021in the future, we pay artists“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” -Fannie Lou Hamer … Even during a global pandemic and nationwide uprisings against anti-Black violence, requests for underpaid and unpaid labor filled artists’ inboxes. Last summer, I received numerous requests for consultation, workshops, and information via Facebook message, email, and phone calls. Most came from…Artists Need To Get Paid12 min read
Jun 13, 2020we know we matter: messages for this momentI wrote this around 8:30 am on Wednesday, June 3rd. I started jotting down notes to share on Instagram Live, but the messages kept flowing. These messages are for us. I hope this resonates. I know we will win. - Be safe. Think locally. Think short-term. Think long-term. …Black Lives Matter3 min read
