homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, patriarchy... ALL of it must fall just like white supremacy & racism must fall. it's really that simple. we cannot be selective about liberation.

Alhumdulillah for everything.

polluted ocean whispers

in the words of zora neale hurston: "there are years that ask questions and years that answer." 2023 definitely had more questions than answers for me, but in all things... i'm so thankful.

May you feel more and more like who you really are this year.

James Baldwin: "The world is held together, really it is, held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people."

open.spotify.com/track/7FW4HUo3…

so far, this year has been all about unraveling and finding ways to keep the sweet center — my heart — solid, but soft. this is very much a cocoon phase, and i'm curious to see what colours my wings will have when they finally emerge.

"the real work you have to do is in the privacy of your own heart.."

NDEWO - by me RIMOWA Thank you 🌹 (Full film out soon)

the oversaturation of new music tends to both overwhelm and underwhelm me. but the number of quality releases we've received this year? wonderful. what a time to be alive.

How to live a miraculous life – Brian Doyle on love, humility, and the quiet grace of the possible themarginalian.org/2024/11/24/bri…

celebrating the new year in my grandfather's house, on ancestral land, surrounded by a handful of loved ones. grateful.

niger river delta. 1977. warri region, nigeria. 📸 bruno barbey.

visiting my maternal village/homestead is always so good for my spirit. a necessary reset that never fails to bring me back home to myself.

long live d’angelo. long live maxwell. long live erykah badu. long live jill scott. long live lauryn hill. long live bilal. long live india.arie. long live musiq soulchild. long live angie stone. long live meshell ndegeocello. long live floetry. long live neo-soul.

D’Angelo on guitar, in the zone — talking music and playing P-Funk song

really struggling to process this d'angelo news. what a heavy, heavy loss.

economy so bad u might as well follow your dreams and see what happens