A collection of essays, profiles, and cultural critiques exploring ways of being that exist outside of Western industrial standards and capitalist structures.
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I Saw Art Today
I saw art today.Took my wake whenThe sun said You’re done Griped at the coldWhile savoring the breeze I saw art today.Reveled in the peakOf my socks through my Maryjane clogs...
I Saw Art Today
I saw art today.Took my wake whenThe sun said You’re done Griped at the coldWhile savoring the breeze I saw art today.Reveled in the peakOf my socks through my Maryjane clogs...
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DAY GONE END
Photo by Abhishek Pawar on Unsplash In March 2024, during a widely viewed appearance on CNN’s Laura Coates Live, Memphis rapper GloRilla (Gloria Hallelujah Woods) was asked about politics. She...
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DAY GONE END
Photo by Abhishek Pawar on Unsplash In March 2024, during a widely viewed appearance on CNN’s Laura Coates Live, Memphis rapper GloRilla (Gloria Hallelujah Woods) was asked about politics. She...
The Witness
Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash 9pm on a Sunday night. I’m attending to my nightly TikTok scroll before bed. As has become a regular occurrence, someone is begging -...
The Witness
Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash 9pm on a Sunday night. I’m attending to my nightly TikTok scroll before bed. As has become a regular occurrence, someone is begging -...
Broken Mozaic
Broken Mosaic, shattered relic Pieces strewn about you. Tiny fragments, larger swatches All over the globe that surrounds you Your children fill the cracks, the corners, the surfaces With hopes to survive, to dream...
Broken Mozaic
Broken Mosaic, shattered relic Pieces strewn about you. Tiny fragments, larger swatches All over the globe that surrounds you Your children fill the cracks, the corners, the surfaces With hopes to survive, to dream...
Spider Silk
Photo by Houcine Ncib on Unsplash There’s nothing new under the sun.They sayLife is cyclical—spinning, relentless.We hold tight,barreling headlong into horrors past,reliving lessons we knowin theory, in history—now memory. They...
Spider Silk
Photo by Houcine Ncib on Unsplash There’s nothing new under the sun.They sayLife is cyclical—spinning, relentless.We hold tight,barreling headlong into horrors past,reliving lessons we knowin theory, in history—now memory. They...
Living Outside The Machine
In a world where career paths define our worth, we’ve been conditioned to measure our lives by job titles and LinkedIn profiles. But what happens when we realize the system...
Living Outside The Machine
In a world where career paths define our worth, we’ve been conditioned to measure our lives by job titles and LinkedIn profiles. But what happens when we realize the system...