A Poem — Thanks Goodness, He Did Not Wait, In September. — — — — — — He Did Not Wait In that third grade library When he told you, his teacher, that he Found a book about a King, he had never known. — — — — — — He Did Not…

The idea of defunding and abolishing the police is rooted in the rich history of the Black freedom struggle. From Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois to Angela Davis and Mariame Kaba, abolition has always been about more than tearing down existing, oppressive structures. …

A Self-Love Journey — I hate u. Stop. There it goes again. Did you hear it? That voice, inside your head. It’s saying something. Something that isn’t true… u aren’t good enough. There it goes again. It’s your u voice. The Igbo people of Nigeria have a saying. “Where something stands, something else will…

A New Year’s Resolution — “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination encircles the world.” — Albert Einstein The new year is upon us. This is a special moment, as the hands of time turn and begin the…

A Meditation on Phone Addiction and Social Validation — Fell in love through photograph I don’t even know your name Wonder if you’d follow back I hope to see you one day I won’t show my n****s now I’II keep this one for myself Love today’s gone digital And it’s messing with my health - J. Cole , “Photograph” …

An Open Letter to Kanye West — Brother, Four hundred years of slavery? A choice? Is that really what you think? Our ancestors, our culture — HIP-HOP. You are a black millionaire. In America. In 2018. Do you realize how incredible that is? The mere fact that you exist. That you could become an influencer in America…

What Black Panther Means To Me — To the people and descendants of the so-called “s**thole countries” of the world, allow me to quote a poet from Compton: I got, I got, I got, I got — Loyalty, got royalty inside my DNA - Kendrick Lamar The story of black people does not begin with slavery. It…

Why I Love Kendrick Lamar and Game of Thrones — Hail Mary, Jesus and Joseph The great American flag is wrapped and dragged with explosives Compulsive disorder, sons and daughters Barricaded blocks and borders Look what you taught us! …

A Haiku — South LA, I love, Beauty, below and above, Black, Brown fly like doves.