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Who was Columbus? The Conquest told by a Native American

Dispatches from Among the Damned: On The History and Present of Trans* Survival

The ruling class, the fascists, and the cisheterosexists are afraid of Black revolt: it threatens their property interests. — Read on pinko.online/web/trans-survival

Long-Unseen Painting of Jamaican Man Is Identified as Rare Richmond Barthé Work

Go Back and Fetch It

To understand the great body of work that Lucille Clifton left after her death in 2010—the evolving body, for more poems are being excavated all the time—you must understand that Black history informs much of her work. There is the generous verse she offered everyone, regardless of racial or gender identification. This was her benediction, and because of that gift,Continue reading “Go Back and Fetch It”

lookin at me kind of

i’m ready to dance to have a good timeinrly wanna get out of my mindi’m down to do i’m down to rhymeand everyone lookin at me kind oftake your time on the sunday sidewalk it’s okay to slow down to enjoy it takea breath a step another avenue talklike it’s just impossible to fakei knewContinue reading “lookin at me kind of”

a gathering

there is no other place to put itat this point honestly all i can dois put it here and hope it don’t bleedtoo much and too little and too toughto keep in the pit of your stomachat the bottom of you is where it goesthundering your abdomennew dreams dead dreams red dreamschristmas lightsbathing with warContinue reading “a gathering”

Arthur Russell – Wonder Boy

it’s nice that way

the saffron in my hair is not everything the sun wake up to kiss me signs point to disaster but i split the time between dwelling onand understanding that distortion does not define me u have ur line and design and that’s okaytelling lies with the truth will only payfor so long we tried toContinue reading “it’s nice that way”