but also: LOVE is what love looks like in public.

as expected, the court has inverted the 14th. an amendment written explicitly to directly ameliorate the conditions of race hierarchy becomes in conservative hands an amendment that says it’s illegal to try to directly ameliorate the conditions of race hierarchy

Race neutral admissions don’t exist. Pretending they do exist just benefits dominant groups who want their unfair advantages in a rigged system to remain invisible.

It is impossible to 'leave race out of admissions' because race is built into neighborhoods, schools, jobs, and the general fabric of America.

The question is misspecified. 'Race-neutral' admissions don't exist.

My beloved friend and brother, Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zoe, is directing a breathtaking production of THE BLUEST EYE (adapted by Lydia Diamond from the novel by Toni Morrison) at Anacostia Playhouse in DC. The play runs through June 25th. For tickets, visit: …eateralliance.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/event…

'I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit.'
—Ida B. Wells

How stinkin cute are they 🥺

reuters.com/world/singer-t…

'I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.'
—Eartha Kitt

Photograph (c) Susanne Schapowalow, 1950

the zesty pirate mustache is back—for a limited time only.

'Human beings are magical. Bios and Logos. Words made flesh, muscle and bone animated by hope and desire, belief materialized in deeds, deeds which crystallize our actualities...'
—Sylvia Wynter

(Image via the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture)

Last week, I was honored and humbled to deliver the keynote at the William & Mary Black Alumni Association's Black Graduate Dinner.

The title of my remarks: 'The Fun Starts Now.'

The Swiftly Fading Residue of Soon-Forgotten Dreams arrives in about an hour. To join on Zoom, visit eventbrite.com/e/the-swiftly-…

Tomorrow.

TOMORROW

The Swiftly Fading Residue of Soon-Forgotten Dreams: On Love & Madness

'In love & madness, words fail—but I keep trying. In this talk, I invite you to witness me try out loud.'

5/11/23, 5–7pm
Schmitt Ctr, DePaul U
2320 N Kenmore Ave
Chicago, IL eventbrite.com/e/the-swiftly-…