If you're driving, put it in park- if you're standing, please be sat. Because today, we are ripping off the bandaid and diving in heart first into the scary wounds of commitment. It is one thing to be committed to liberation on a practical, more logic driven, level, but what does it mean to be dedicated to what Toni Cade Bambara refers to as "the radicalized self"? What does it look like to deject from a culture of surveillance and punishment to seek the still quiet voice of wholeness? This is only part one of this conversation, of which will likely be returned to as we all grow in maturation in this liberative journey. Stay tuned for more!

instagram: @place2scream , @lagnajita14 , @safara___

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books references: Alice Walker's Meridian + Possessing The Secret of Joy, Imani Perry's Black and Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

It seems that with every new micro-trend or social phenomena our society is thrust into yet another battle against "loserdom". We are told that our human response to inhuman behavior is "cringe" and that our desire to connect will eventually lead to betrayal and heartbreak. Armchair tik-tok therapist tell us to exercise boundaries and insta info-graphics break down in 5 clear steps on how to "quiet quit" our relationships because of our inability to see difference as a relational asset. What if resignation wasn't our only choice? What does it look like to engage in the courageous act of connection, and turn away from algorithmically dictated social norms?

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P2S insta- @place2scream

substack- SafeWord!

References:

Lani's Lens- Gen Z Is Normalizing Loser Behavior

James Baldwin- Artist's Struggle for Integrity

Buckle up kids, cause you're in for a ride!

Why should I accept and herald the pilfered art of a colonized people presented to me through the gaze and institutional backing of whiteness? Well, we don't! And on today's episode you're gonna hear exactly why.

It is time to deprogram from the centering of mediocre culture "creation" that does nothing but steal, co-opt or attempt to emulate the brilliance of Black & Brown art and culture. It is time to break free from white dominated media narratives about how to perceive ourselves as the global majority and champion the artists and creatives who's work continues the dialogue and heartbeat of the generations of artists who came before.