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Into Richmond life, a little rain…🌧️☂️Watch now (28 sec) | Looking forward to warm conversation tonight at Fountain Books at 6:00
Brown Girl Collective InterviewWatch now (61 min) | Marcie L. Thomas and I talked, laughed, said "amen" about Alice, New Jessup, and the communities that shaped us
🌺Weekly Tour Schedule🌺Watch now (26 sec) | Looking forward to seeing y’all in Richmond, VA and Chapel Hill, NC

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At Home in AlabamaWatch now (56 sec) | It was a blessing to be with my blood relations and kin by skin on ancestral soil
Reflections on CommunityWatch now (6 min) | I am immensely grateful to be part of something larger than myself
Putting to Rest the Idea that Black People "Preferred Segregation"Watch now (9 min) | Words matter. So let our language evolve to reflect "self-reliance" and "independence" as the bedrock principles upon which my…
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A Prayer, A PromiseWatch now (16 min) | “We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." Gwendolyn Brooks
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Moonrise Over New Jessup-First ChapterWatch now (27 min) | "[L]ove by my hand tethers generations to generations, as well as kin by skin, in this place where all in me, and of me, can…
Gravitational LoveWatch now (9 min) | “Because Two-Name and I have as much choice to stay apart as a splash has in deciding whether to rejoin the ocean.” New Substack…
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Some thoughts about how experiencing the world around me inspires the way I render my ancestors on the page.“In first person, I get to watch her grapple…
Smiling because I’m spending the week in Alabama. Today, I’m reading about the most desperately wished-for train ride in history. Watch me tell it on…
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Putting to Rest the Idea that Black People "Preferred Segregation"
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Reflections on Community
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A Prayer, A Promise
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