Many of us (and by us I'm talking specifically about Black folks), have complicated feelings towards President Obama; detesting many of his policies and condescending speeches to Black folks, while also salivating at the image of this Black man and his beautiful family in the White House.
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The fight for our lives still rages on
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I have faith that we can and will build a world where Black people (of all gender identities) can live, thrive, love, laugh, and just BE without fear of premature death, incarceration, harassment and violence.
Read MoreWe can’t properly tell our own story without telling the story of the place or places, and the ancestors that we originate from.
Read MoreI often wonder what could have prevented the awful events of that fateful July day in 1994.
Read MoreWhat comes afterward when we abolish prisons and police?
Read MoreOn Friday, I completed Daniel Jose Older's skillshare class on Storytelling Fundamentals: Character, Conflict, Context, Craft. It was very helpful, beneficial, and provided great skills for any type of storytelling. As a way to put the skills into practice, attendees were encouraged to complete a short story prompt, telling a story that takes place in one hour, in your hometown. Below is the story I wrote, inspired by an incident I witnessed as a teenager, while I just happened to be looking out the window of my grandmother's home. I welcome respectful feedback!
Read MoreI’m gon’ praise him, praise him till I’m gone…..
Read MoreAs Walidah states, “prisons are not about safety, but about control and containment of potentially rebellious populations.”
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To understand where you are local, Taiye asks us to consider three things: rituals, relationships, and restrictions. What are your daily rituals? Where is the first place you go in the morning? Where do you buy your coffee from? Where do you eat lunch? Where’s your favorite happy hour bar or restaurant? Who do you have relationships with? In what ways are you restricted in the places you live(d).
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These amazing and beautiful people are the future of Chicago, and we need to continue loving, supporting and protecting them.
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On the first day of the new year, a coalition of organizers from Black Lives Matter: Chicago, Assata’s Daughters, Southside Organizing Together for Power, and BYP100 traveled around to different restaurantsin Lake View and Wicker Park during the brunch hour as BlackBrunchChi, where they “disrupted” the brunch of the mostly White patrons to create awarenessabout the various forms of state violence against Black communities in Chicago, including police violence and economic disinvestment from Black communities.
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