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Queering Kwanzaa: How the seven principles remind me of QTPOC power
by Loni Amor This essay contains discussions of suicidal ideation. Inspired by First Fruit festivals of Southern Africa, African-American civil rights activist and academic, the extremely problematic Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga established Kwanzaa in 1966. Deriving from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza”, which translates loosely to “first fruits of the harvest”, Kwanzaa offers Black […]
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Self Determination: What I learned on the Subway at 2am
With the recent celebration of Kwanzaa, I am reinvigorated with hope as I learn to internalize the principles each day offered. I couldn’t help but place special emphasis on the principle Kujichagulia (Self Determination) which means, “To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves in order to stand up for ourselves.” […]
Fa la la la #Fail
I’ve been nursing a lemon pound cake jones by going to Starbucks a bit more often than I’d like. I know it is not a business that I should patronize with my graduate student funds, but a craving is a craving. Anyway, I’m standing at the counter listening to the Starbucks employee recite my order […]