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The way I enter every room. #daughtersofthedust
Gospel in the Wake: A Poetic Stage Performance (Pittsburgh, PA) Bring your tambourine and join in the adventure.
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Gospel in the Wake: A Poetic Stage Performance (Pittsburgh, PA) Bring your tambourine and join in the adventure.
The way I enter every room. #daughtersofthedust
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The way I enter every room. #daughtersofthedust
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I’ve developed patience overtime. Me in my early 20s would snap on any and everyone when my patience was tested. I thank God for building that in me. It allowed me to observe and access before just jumping to conclusions.
April 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I’ve developed patience overtime. Me in my early 20s would snap on any and everyone when my patience was tested. I thank God for building that in me. It allowed me to observe and access before just jumping to conclusions.
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The want black people to be vocal and no longer. They pushed that Crap back in the oval, and now THEY have to do the room to rectify it. The problem is THEY don’t know “How”, and the ones that do WONT
March 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The want black people to be vocal and no longer. They pushed that Crap back in the oval, and now THEY have to do the room to rectify it. The problem is THEY don’t know “How”, and the ones that do WONT
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Black women tried to warn America. It isn't our job to fix. People are mad at Kamala, too. They want Black women to fix the mess we warned them about? Oooh child.
March 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Black women tried to warn America. It isn't our job to fix. People are mad at Kamala, too. They want Black women to fix the mess we warned them about? Oooh child.
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This. Since it’s white people who need to do some heavy lifting, they need to be asking other prominent white people to effectively communicate to those who need convincing.
The people who need to hear that message won’t hear it from Obama anyway. But some will hear it from W, Romney, Dick Cheney, Paul Ryan and even Mike Pence. If all of them went hard, it might matter. All of them pointedly did not endorse in 2024 cuz they know what’s up, but none of them said shit.
March 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This. Since it’s white people who need to do some heavy lifting, they need to be asking other prominent white people to effectively communicate to those who need convincing.
"She grew up with the Holy Ghost, with the
spirit cloaking on folks. Feet, arms filching,
with shout circles and tongues- speaking. " --Gospel in the Wake: a Poetic Stage Performance. --Us poets also take our poetry to the stage.
spirit cloaking on folks. Feet, arms filching,
with shout circles and tongues- speaking. " --Gospel in the Wake: a Poetic Stage Performance. --Us poets also take our poetry to the stage.
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"She grew up with the Holy Ghost, with the
spirit cloaking on folks. Feet, arms filching,
with shout circles and tongues- speaking. " --Gospel in the Wake: a Poetic Stage Performance. --Us poets also take our poetry to the stage.
spirit cloaking on folks. Feet, arms filching,
with shout circles and tongues- speaking. " --Gospel in the Wake: a Poetic Stage Performance. --Us poets also take our poetry to the stage.
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Nikki Giovanni was a poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Nikki Giovanni was a poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Applications for our sixth annual StoryBoard conference are now OPEN! Apply now to spend a week with one of these 8 amazing instructors -- either in-person or online -- in August. All the details and how to apply are here:
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March 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Applications for our sixth annual StoryBoard conference are now OPEN! Apply now to spend a week with one of these 8 amazing instructors -- either in-person or online -- in August. All the details and how to apply are here:
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#writingcommunity
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I was asked a question at the recent ASALH Conference in Pittsburgh - How does a woman born/raised in the suburbs write such powerful poetry in the theme of Black oppression, Black Power? The Black experience is everywhere, no where is a safe haven.
March 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I was asked a question at the recent ASALH Conference in Pittsburgh - How does a woman born/raised in the suburbs write such powerful poetry in the theme of Black oppression, Black Power? The Black experience is everywhere, no where is a safe haven.
Rehearsals have started, costumes are being made, and music and dance are blending. It's going to be a fantastic poetic stage play. Save the date June 14, 2025 (Pittsburgh, PA)
March 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Rehearsals have started, costumes are being made, and music and dance are blending. It's going to be a fantastic poetic stage play. Save the date June 14, 2025 (Pittsburgh, PA)