“One ever feels his twoness – an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.”-W.E.B Dubois

I remember the first time I read the words hyphenated American … read more →

“I don’t knock the sister because I’m sure there’s a lot of pressure on her just being the poster child for female rap in 2009 and 2010, But in terms of the preservation and the continuation and expansion of the art form of hip-hop music and … read more →

“& this is for girls who have considered suicide but are movin to the ends of their own rainbows“-Lady in Brown

I have been anticipating the film release of ‘For Colored Girls’ since I heard the announcement. I was elated that Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem For Colored girls … read more →