It was love for the thing that made me wanna stay out
It was love for the thing that made me stay in the house
—Mos Def
Love
It was love that hunched me
over the soft dull glow of a computer screen
the first warm sunny day of the year.
The first day the paletero man
pushed his cart, ringing his…
(Source: joseolivarez)
6 Big Butt Girls, Hard Headed women was originally a one woman show about the lives of incarcerated women and the trials of their livelihood and womanhood. Written by Rhodessa Jones it is a confrontational and exciting depiction of women in the prison system. The For Colored Girls project in Madison, Wisconsin has adapted Jones’ work to be an ensemble piece and it premieres this week!!!! Hope to see you there :)
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Too legit to quit. I need reminding sometimes, of the only way to be.
Gwendolyn Brooks, “To Be in Love”
