Published in An Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyNo, You Don’t Understand RacismI am not a dog — It was 2016 and Donald Trump was just elected President. I couldn’t help but dwell on how we got here. Just eight years prior, I was sitting in my college dorm watching the polls come in; watching Barack Obama, the first Black person to be elected into the highest office…Racism3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyIf You’re Ever Afraid, Jump AnywayA letter to my unborn child — I have so much to tell you. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting a few yards from the ocean, watching the waves crash against the coast as the Caribbean breeze kisses my skin. We’re an hour from sunset and I’m very much looking forward to the pink and purple hues…Life11 min read
Published in An Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyHow Does it Feel to Be Black?You asked. Here’s your answer — Let’s take it back to May of 2011. I was proud, carefree, and for once, my walkthrough campus had nothing to do with anything remotely academic. Senior Week was a blur and rightfully so. It was a time to let go of past inhibitions and do everything that you missed…Culture6 min read
Published in LEVEL·PinnedMember-onlyI Got Vaccinated Because I’m SelfishAnd that’s God’s honest truth — Five minutes of vomiting followed by another seven minutes of groaning in agony. Twelve minutes in total, sitting on my mom’s couch, as she got ready for the day ahead. When she finally exited the bathroom, it was clear that I startled her. “Oh, Jay! I didn’t know that you…Covid 195 min read
Published in Momentum·PinnedMember-onlyNot All Black People Can Rap, and Other ConfessionsI’m from Brooklyn, so I quote Jay-Z like pastors quote the Bible. I truly believe that there’s a Hov line for any occasion; if you can’t think of one, then your knowledge of his catalog isn’t deep enough. But, I don’t have that problem because I love rap. I’m a…Humor6 min read
Published in Counter Arts·5 days agoMember-onlyMy Neighbor’s Dog is a RacistYou read that correctly… — Picture this: it’s a beautiful morning in Brooklyn. The sun is shining, the trashbags are releasing their sweet summer aromas, and the pigeons are dropping paint pellets from above. I, like most millennials in New York City, live in an apartment building, one that is full of characters. There’s Moira…Humor4 min read
Jul 7Member-onlyAmericain a haiku — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Samuel Branch on UnsplashAmericain a haiku----
Jun 6Member-onlyHow to Deal with Loud Neighborsa haiku — Poem1 min readPhoto by Severin Candrian on UnsplashHow to Deal with Loud Neighborsa haiku----1
Jun 6Member-onlyAs We Lay Herea poem — Poem1 min read]Photo by Fernanda Rodríguez on UnsplashAs We Lay Herea poem----
Published in Rainbow Salad·Jun 6Member-onlyAlmost a Dada haiku — Haiku1 min readPhoto by Sincerely Media on UnsplashAlmost a Dada haiku----1
