treble en blak

what happens when your conscience has been turned down to a high-pitched whisper as you make sense of the chaos of fads, social media, politics, injustices and news on a 24-hour cycle that seeks to be first, not accurate, but first? the voice that you’re...

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#whatsupmynegus

I dusted my crown off today,

I forgot its weight and brilliance.

you see, I have been wise to tuck it,

since neguses like me get mistaken for niggas.

and resulting their lives were borrowed by bigotry and they were given hashtags where they once had beating hearts.

as I reflect on this,

heavy is the crown...

but strong is the neck.

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on flight

it never was the case that i was afraid of heights or even afraid to fall,

it’s the ground after the breath-taking, soul-stirring fall,

that makes me afraid..

to..

ju...

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aspire

i jumped,

attempted to build my wings on the way down,

but the ground broke my fall;

if i would have been higher, 

i could have soared.

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career goals

from children,

we’re praised when we want to be someone else,

“what do you want to be when you grow up?”

...myself...

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...unraised...

my biggest fear is that,

the protection i provide,

makes you weak.

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#prov22:6

i watch,

as my daughter becomes more and more of the parts of myself and her mother i dislike the most,

they are, however, the most effective.

so i guess, more than her actions, i dislike that she learned them from me (the ones she learned from me),

and more so, i dislike that the parts of me that made the most visible impact are the ugly parts of my character that i tried to shield her from.

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the voice is

you ever heard the old saying that “there is often more said than done”? well in today’s day and age we have made it so that saying becomes doing. this, traditionally, isn’t and cannot be true for some. for others who tend to see the power of their voices, who see that their talking moves many to action this couldn’t be truer.

we are moving towards a society where your voice is the most powerful tool in the inciting and directing of action. a society where hastags, social media trends, and shared articles are moving more and more people to activism. so much so that what started as an embedded thought among black people and their closest friends has become a mantra for self-love and self-regard. it is a simple affirmation that proclaims #blacklivesmatter.

so when considering posts on social media platforms, we all must realize that our voices and opinions could be shared by enough people to make us leaders of the next trend, social justice movement, political campaign, or slander campaign. your voice is powerful, and important.

that is the essence of this blog, treble en blak. the high-pitched and hued voice of mine. some people will resonate with what i think and say, some won’t. what’s important is to know that like yours, my voice matters. my vibrations and energy matters. the voice is powerful. the voice is the catalyst of new activism.

what will you say today? what will you speak against? for? how will you wield that voice of yours to create a change in your world. turn up your treble; the symphony of actions require your input