afloweracross

a contemplative woman's digital commonplace

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Lena Horne in an interview with Nikki Giovanni. (1970)

Originally uploaded by AfroMarxist on March 7, 2021.

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“One cannot be romantic about human nature. One cannot be romantic about one’s own nature.”

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni "A Conversation" Originally uploaded by LoVetta Jenkins on September 9, 2022

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The Sermon by Ted Joans (San Diego State University, October 1995)

Originally uploaded to Youtube by Mary Duncan on Feb 12, 2024

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You’re singing like a radio. It’s too early for words, but I’d listen to you forever if that meant I never had to have this dream again. Instead, you could be real.

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I fear my convictions cannot properly be expressed in an environment riddled with limitations. With no space to breathe my own air or think my own thoughts. How can I prioritize the things of interest to me? How can I balance my survival with my desires to grow as a human?

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sometimes when i’m falling asleep i’ll start to hear words. it could be song lyrics. it could be prose. i just start making it up and i’m not sure why it happens but if i’m lucky i’ll catch some of it before it goes out of my mind or i fall asleep. i was able to wake up and repeat this line to myself over and over until i could unlock my phone and open the notes app.