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    four.
    L1 Collective
    • Feb 28, 2019
    • 8 min

    four.

    That I’m Black informs my movement. My ability to literally ground myself in my own physical experience, in my own body is challenged by...
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    One.
    L1 Collective
    • Feb 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    One.

    I left home when I was 15 years old. At the time, I found my environment oppressive and abusive. I did not run away in the dead of the...
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    Beyond Survival: Tales from the Afro-Future
    L1 Collective
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    Beyond Survival: Tales from the Afro-Future

    Over the next ten weeks, 400+1 will release a series of short stories that were written to spark the collective imagination of the...
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    Out and Proud: Why Dictating the Terms of Queer Visibility is Problematic
    L1 Collective
    • Aug 30, 2018
    • 8 min

    Out and Proud: Why Dictating the Terms of Queer Visibility is Problematic

    Writing this piece about my personal journey as a bisexual woman feels very unnatural to me. Usually, the subject of my blogs and essays...
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    L1 Collective
    • Jul 26, 2018
    • 5 min

    Sweat

    A droplet of sweat rolled down her neck, under her arm and down to the tip of her index finger. There was no air conditioning in the unit...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Irony

    You proclaim me the center of the universe. You place one step before the other, coming closer and closer to a light you’re drawn to, the...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    A Love Supreme

    “Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    Black first, always

    I pray I grow stronger, sharper, and more militant. I pray people come to know me as a warrior who is ALWAYS Black first. I pray that...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    Part Time Revolutionaries

    We'll never be the catalyst for radical change with one foot in the struggle and one comfortably propped on the status quo. I'm done half...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    The Journey

    My worst self is egotistical, secretive, argumentative, defensive, narcissistic, over promising/under delivering, emotional and...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    Radical Wombs

    I’ve been dreaming. In my dreams, my sisters sit in circle formation, our legs crossed after a long day of picking okra. We laugh and cry...
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    L1 Collective
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    Tainted Heart

    I’m ugly. I’m ugly inside. There’s a demon hidden in my heart and I can’t get it out. I’m broken. I’m broken inside.  And everyone can...
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    L1 Collective
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    Angry Black Women

    I encounter Black women everyday who are the embodiment of beauty, love, joy, and peace. I’m also aware of and inspired by the...
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    L1 Collective
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Clean

    Clean. I roll the word around in my mind, examining it as I study my own body, pouring intention into the lather I've created with two...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    Betrayal

    Raging against my face….. Stinging my neck…. Penetrating my soul…. No, no, get it out. ... Who was this stranger? How did it come to be...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    New Beginnings

    This morning was everything; waking up with renewed energy and affirmed purpose. This morning was love. Today, I’m on my knees, tears...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 5 min

    Magic

    Listen, no matter how many pro vs. con lists you make, no matter how many hoops you make him or her jump through beforehand, no matter...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    Broke Activists

    Is it okay to talk about the confidence it takes to hold our heads high in the clothes we purchased at the twenty five cent sale at...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    Queen Emeya

    Joy is mine. I’ve already claimed it. Queen Emeya upon her throne. I am a warrior. This beast, I’ll tame it. ... With strength that feels...
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    L1 Collective
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 1 min

    Clarity

    Finally, I can see this space in its entirety. Still, I am limited. The knowledge isn’t enough. Cold crept over my body while I inhabited...
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