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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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L1 Collective
- Feb 7, 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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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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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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