
“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise. I rise. I rise.”
— Maya Angelou, Still I Rise
I am unapologetically BLACK. If that triggers you, go take a look in the mirror. Ask yourself why, then ask yourself why again. Keep asking until you reach the root issue, then deal accordingly. No matter what you do, don’t get disrespectful.
This started with me centering articles focused on equity and equality, reproductive justice, abolition, restorative justice, and more. I have evolved to sharing my own prose writings as well as some articles shared in my newsletter. I hope to start/carry on the important conversations.
On August 27, 2021 jazz musician Alice Coltrane would make 83 years old if she was still with us. She was a light in the music world but in the yoga world as well.
Tamara Jeffries wrote a delightful piece on one of my favorite people. Check it out here!
https://blackyogateachersalliance.org/alice-coltrane-turiyasangitananda-a-translinear-light/