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There are a great many springtimes: notes on Bethann Hardison’s Invisible Beauty
The politics of representation illuminate with history. Bethann Hardison, mother of fashion, makes herself known in her brilliant documentary.
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reflections on: Black August fasting, working balance, one WHOLE YEAR of working for free
captioned GWRM for all who wish to enjoy <3 thank you!
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August 2024

two layers: true mastery is service
notes from a ten minute meditation
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Harris, Palestine, and the Spectacle of Liberation.
Cheering for a Harris Presidency like we’re actually doing something good is the stuff of pussy-footed cowards AND I am SICK our addiction to…
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The Question of Agency and Creation
How do we, as a community, be a public service? Not rhetorical, please comment below.
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July 2024

first thoughts on amílar cablral’s theories of class suicide
how do you move out of the united states without bringing western imperialism with you?
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June 2024

a quarry of thoughtless ponderments: maybe i am serious and powerful but today i am a silly panda.
captioned skincare for the paid constituency
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Girl go to SLEEP! ft. lessons from night life, grad school, and strangers
in which ismatu, trained therapist, former night-shifter and certified workaholic, talks about managing resting habits.
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May 2024

remember when i bought a tractor for my tribe? here are updates! captioned video and transcript below
you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a video essayist.
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April 2024

to Columbia’s undergraduates (and students everywhere): HOLD THE LINE.
Adults that say “you’ll grow out of your radicalism when you have bills to pay” do so to make themselves feel better for selling out. LONG LIVE THE…
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The Case for a Global Strike
Alt titled: a love letter to my sister, Bisan.
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the role of the artist is to load the gun.
If artists are among the most powerful world-makers we have, what is their role on this side of revolution?
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