“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

🌹 Honoring the Legacy of Nikki Giovanni 🌹

Yesterday, the world lost a poetic titan, and a radiant soul who transformed words into movements. Nikki Giovanni, who graced us with her wisdom and her incomparable ability to weave stories of Black life, love, and liberation, has passed away.

🎉 Join us for Umoja Diaspora, a festive Kwanzaa-inspired market by Black in Mayberry! Enjoy live music, art workshops, seasonal treats, unique gifts, and a live auction, all while supporting our mission to combat racism through the arts. 14 December www.eventbrite.com/e/umoja-dias... #UmojaDiaspora

🖤❤️💚 At Black in Mayberry our mission is to combat racism through the arts. But as a Black and social justice nonprofit securing funding is incredibly difficult.

👉 Please donate and share our story. donate.stripe.com/4gw9EF5Ay987...

#GivingTuesday #BlackInMayberry #ArtForChange #StandAgainstRacism

I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever.

#books #reading #booksky #poetry

Just leaving this here cause period.