Pantoum for Bilquis and Hajara
Two of my daughters are 11 months apart. This is the time of year where they will soon be the […]
looking back
Grief Paints, Too
My mom’s birthday. My dad’s death and me somewhere in between remembering.
No Really, How Does It Feel?
That time in the year 2000 when my sweet Beatle boy type friend went with me to a D’Angelo concert.
My Top 5 Books of 2021: Punch Me Up to the Gods
Punch Me Up to The Gods. A few words on being free.
My Top 5 Books of 2021: This Is Where We Find Ourselves
This is a celebration of a book that brought me smiles and brought me home. This Is Where We Find Ourselves. Enjoy!
My Top 5 Books of 2021: The Book of Tereneh
Dear Tereneh,
Some flowers for you, sis.
My Top 5 Books of 2021: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
My top 5 favorite reads of 2021 celebration starts with Deesha Philyaw’s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
Karena Dorsey takes the memoir genre by winter storm.
Through her writing she shares her experiences of growing up in a wild and unsettling environment at home and shares her journey to engage thought and spark a collective intention to do better than what has been. Her first book, a memoir, titled Wild Flowers, Orchards, and Men who pluck them will be published in the Winter of 2021 following a release of fiction, non-fiction and self help literature.
Teaching and Learning Without Killing
So many of us are wondering how we will teach and learn through a pandemic that has sharpened the edges of capital, consumption, power, and privilege. I have gathered my thoughts into one simple mantra for these next weeks as we enter the fall season of education: teaching and learning without killing.