What People Are Saying

Renina continues to
challenge herself and
give these types of
conversations a platform
away from the classroom.
i also think she grapples
with a lot of ideas and
i love that she?s not afraid
to put that work on display.
i?m thankful.
-Bianca
l Brooklyn

You’re bookmarked based off of this post alone
-Ketchums
l Michigan

I’ve read your blog for a long time and this is
my first time responding. You give me reason
to think and improve upon myself and others.
Thank you.
-John l Florida


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Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn’

Why You Pay for Shit Twice in the Hood.

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Image courtesy Faith in Action. I just received an email about a digital farm network in Dallas, and I thought, this is interesting. I often have conversations with @afrolicious and @tomphilpott about how to use technology to bridge the gap between farmers and people who buy food. There is a lot of money being made [...]

Ummm Hmm, Negro

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

9:12 pm Undisclosed Bk Location Me: Ummm. That was quite the look of Appraisal. What does that mean? Bacon Grits: Just looking, no appraisal happening. Me: Ummmp. Umm. Hmmp. Yeah okay, Negro. Rocks in seat. 1:20am New location Bacon Grits: Ok, so I have been looking at you like that because, when you look at [...]

I Can Only Listen to the New Erykah: Part I

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Time: 3:39 pm.Date: Saturday, March 1st. Spot: Cafe on Valencia in the Mission. SF,CAThe only thing that has my head sane right nowis the new Erykah. Telephone, My People, Me, The Healerhave been on constant repeat. Oh and the jointfrom Mama’s Gun, Green Eye’s.Oh, I got some of that new Pete too. That Jim Jones [...]

72 Hours of New Amerykah: Part II – First I was Malcom, now I’m El Hajj

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Last weekend, in BK, I resided with Mean Sexy‘s sister,Flybug Starski. We had one of those 4am, in the gristleconversations. We discussed our paths in life, whetherwe where we wanted to be and coping and planning for the future. It was awkward, painful and necessary. She demonstratedto me how my people can hold me down [...]

"Just like every rapper wants the baddest video chick on his arm, so do AGs."

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

The Village Voice has an article on how young lesbians agressive’s (ag’s) embrace hip hop thug paradigm for the purposes of appearing hard. When you go to the club and you’re an AG, your mission that entire night is to find the baddest femme in the club and make her your girl,” says another woman, [...]