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Elaine Brown reveals how in 1974 she came to be the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party – and talks about revolution, resistance and activism today — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/27/activist-elaine-brown-you-must-be-willing-to-die-for-what-you-believe-in

no offense but i really held you downand it really wasn’t vice-versaso if our love was what we said it was why?can’t i reach you? can’t i teach medifferently? can’t we see it clearly?if our love was what we said it wasit shouldn’t be quite done well not for me to decidebut that’s how itContinue reading “if our love was what we said it was”

when i bare my teeth to youit’s like baring my skin or my heartsee?i’ve worn all my rage and lustand love on my sleeve for so longthere is no alternative to thatonce you beginthat’s why the poets saybeware! beware of me!fairly or notwhen i bare myself to youis it like leaving youfor the very lastContinue reading “chains of luv”

The calm,  Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss.  — Read on http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147906/suicide39s-note

a land a land a land loving you gives mea land a land a landloving you gives me a land a land a landloving you gives me a land a land a landloving you gives me a land loving a landloving a land lovinga land loving a landloving you gives me a land a landContinue reading “riffing with ntozake”

When a human being spends eleven years of their lives in the forest, braving the elements and using their bodies to physically fight for the freedom … Field Marshall Muthoni, the woman.

the postponed love in the postponed citywas preplanned bypostdisaster specialiststhe postcollapse lovein the postcollapse citywill be preplanned bythe rest of us the priority will shift when we prioritize our prior commitments to each other or perish

our differences do not meanmy nor your destruction our differences do not mean my nor your destructionour differences do not mean my nor your destruction

what is your oath?mine is to always alwaysalways always always alwaysalways alwaysalways always always alwaysalways alwaysalways always always always always always always always always always always always always always always

i enter through the back door of your love for me and soi have to leave earlier to make the bus to make the trainto make the stoplight to youis it a joke?is all that waste? i find it hard to believe but i see i need to let itbe what it iswhat will beContinue reading “my apology”