imagine the tea party was black

i just had to re-post this great article by Tim Wise. Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent happenings in the news, but then change them up a bit. Instead of envisioning white people as the main actors in … Continue reading imagine the tea party was black →

8th graders

are awesome and can write some really deep poetry i had the pleasure of meeting and working with about 30 students this morning and (keeping in mind that i was on the 2009 dc slam team and am competing to be on the 2010 dc slam team) the quality of their work had me floored. … Continue reading 8th graders →

a bit of truth for the world

all the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness for others all the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself ~Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva

opened mic

join me at the garden, a lovely communtiy arts event at bloombars every monday night. i have opened a mic there and some wonderful people are showing their colors this time of year. check it out at http://www.bloombars.com