"𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞." — 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐬

"𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟." — 𝐎𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲

Exciting! Finally, after a 5-year toil of sweat, tears & body aches, my archival compilation of Nigerian women’s history (1922-2022) has got its cover and will be out soon. Thank you, Cambridge Scholars, Adachukwu Onwudiwe ,Dapo Olorunyomi for walking this journey

The most perfect love song sung by the perfect voice.

☀️🎊Congratulations to my dear sister, Omotayo Agunbiade Tayo Agunbiade on the publication of her archival compilation of Nigerian Women’s History (1922-2022). The book has now got its cover and will be out soon! Thanks for this pivotal work! Cambridge Scholars Adachukwu Onwudiwe Dapo Olorunyomi

☀️"𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 -𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐮𝐬." - 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐭

Today's Featured Poet: Sarah Ghazal Ali is a writer, editor, and educator. She is the author of THEOPHANIES (Alice James Books, 2024), selected as the Editors' Choice for the 2022 Alice James Award. She currently lives and teaches in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

“Anyone who writes is a seeker. You look at a blank page and you’re seeking. The role is assigned to us and never removed. I think this is an unbelievable blessing. I mean, to be seventy-eight years old and still looking—this amazes me.” —Louise Glück buff.ly/47LSE9u

𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗸𝘂 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀:    #1. 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. © 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘁 '𝗞𝗲𝗴𝗼

Rest in power Nikki Giovanni

#NikkiGiovanni, the legendary poet and revolutionary voice of justice, has left this earth, leaving an irreplaceable void. Her words, bold and unapologetic, ignited movements, healed wounds, and inspired generations to rise above oppression. She was a poet of the people,

A truly enriching, transformational, intergenerational conversation...Today's a perfect day to revisit & celebrate these icons+elders. #SoulConversations #NikkiGiovanni #JamesBaldwin We need more conversations like these today... Rest in perfect peace💞💞 lnkd.in/gBPfNgpM

Rest in perfect peace, Amen #NikkiGiovanni