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Week 20: NY, Slave or Free State?
Phase Two Begins in Albany Greetings from Albany. This week marks the official launch of Phase Two of the Labor Pains Project. For this next stage, I am conducting on-site research at historical sites…
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Phase Two: A Return to the Stacks and the Start of the Search
Hello, everyone. As we move into July, I’m thrilled to announce that Phase Two of the Labor Pains project is officially underway. This is the part I’ve been eagerly anticipating: the deep-dive, on-site research…
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Week 19: Bearing Witness
Adriana Smith, Labor Pains, and the Path to Healing The recent segment on NPR’s “It’s Been a Minute” podcast, exploring fetal personhood in the wake of Adriana Smith and her son Chance’s birth, brings…
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Protect Your Brilliance
Why Intellectual Property is Crucial for Independent Black Women Artists As independent artists, we pour our souls into our creations – our music, our visual art, our stories, our performances. Each idea sparked, each…
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War!
War in My Spirit We are at war. For many of us, across multiple generations, we don’t truly understand what that means. All the wars fought over the course of my life have been…
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The Weight and Wonder of Doing the Work
You know, there’s a common misconception that artists exist on glitter and good vibes. While I certainly try to sprinkle a little of both around, the reality is, a girl’s gotta eat. And pay…
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Juneteenth and No Kings
This weekend was important. It was a turning point for the body politic, and for the way I choose to inhabit my own. Dramatic. But, hear me out. The truth is, the weight of…
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Week 18: In Power We Trust
I participated in my first TikTok Live yesterday. It’s not the sort of thing I’d ever think I’d be doing, but my use of the platform has increased dramatically these past few months as…
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Revolutionary Art, Healing, and Growth
(Part 2, Because Apparently I Wasn’t Done) Who knew I had more to say on this? Honestly, I thought I’d wrapped it up in a neat little bow. But as I finished rehearsal this…
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