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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What I Read

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Where does all the nerdiness come from? I get it from my momma, Talking with Y’all, And reading all these books. Yes. Above is one semesters worth. Glad I got my eye sight still. Not a bad life, no? Amen.

Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Black Folks

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

So, racial theory, queer theory and whiteness theory are all rather meaningless if we can’t use them to help liberate us, or even just better understand how the ‘isms function in our day to day lives. Last week, I was in Whole Foods, in Oakland, with my momma and she says to me, “Hmmp, that [...]

Jay Z + Gentrification: A Force of Capitalism

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The first time I heard Empire State of Mind, I thought it sounded like a Requiem for New York City. A city that requires, arguably a $100 thousand income, per household, in order to have a humane and healthy existence is both fascinating and unsustainable. You can live in New York with less, but your [...]