Death, Grief, And The Legacy I Carry On From My Brother Through Queerness
The pain that comes with grief is not necessarily one which will leave, or even ease, but people’s deaths hold power, which we ought to channel in our lives. TW/CW: discussions and mentions of trauma, death, homophobic slurs, queerphobia, transphobia, and
‘It’s Not You, It’s Not Me’ Centers Allosexual Feelings And Fails Asexual People
'It's Not You, It's Not Me' centers the desires of the allosexual character, at the expense of and detriment to the asexual character. This essay contains spoilers for the short film It's Not You, It's Not Me and descriptions of coercive
Alice Ruth Moore: Love, Art, and Black Political Thought
Alice Ruth Moore’s history of life deserves filling. Her reputation as an eloquent speaker, writer, and activist all intertwine. By Gayla Tillman The Harlem Renaissance marks one of the most significant periods of Black art and Black political thought. History books all
Langston Hughes Doesn’t Owe Us More Than What He Left Us With
What are we writing onto Langston Hughes and others like him when we use them as canvases to paint our own frustrations about queer (in)visibility and closets? "Unfortunately (and to John’s distrust of God) it seemed his son was turning out
Langston Hughes And The River In Which My Lineage Flows
In Langston, I found that my own soul can grow deep and stretch throughout time and space. With Langston, I swim alongside our heritage. By Darby James Davis “I’ve known rivers:Ancient, dusky rivers.My soul has grown deep like the river”- "The Negro