ORIGINS
Three Poems
A trip to Machu Picchu ends up offering surprising insights into what it means to be a survivor of the genocide of Native Americans.
If I cross paths with myself on the sidewalk, I’m not sure I will recognize my own face.
“Every time she noticed he was dressed for sport, she’d head for the door.” In this short story, a young Jamaican man weighs his responsibility to his family against his love of biking.
Remembering poets Lynda Hull and Michael S. Harper, with original portraits
RUPTURES AND TRANSFORMATIONS
No More Sorrow Songs
The sewing machines have been pushed aside to a far-off world, but I can still hear their thumping
Two white men carrying briefcases walk in on a congressional meeting held by African leaders dressed in Western attire. Clapping at the president who resembles Léopold Senghor. He uses words like “revolutionary” and “independence” and they garner an applause.
[Evidence: Personal Effects] A Purse Full of Black
Companion Animals
ONWARD
In this searching interview, legendary Black Arts poet Sonia Sanchez discusses the ancestral influences on her work and how art can give us strength.
