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Janelle Monae: Cold War
When I watched this video for the first time this morning, I was struck by how emotionally honest it seemed. And then right on the heels of that thought, I remembered Erykah Badu’s video for “Window Seat” and how that, even with all of its guerrilla film making and nudity, didn’t come within striking distance [...]
Read moreMy father cries when Miriam Makeba sings
My father cries when Miriam Makeba sings, “Benkuphi ma madoda.” “Soweto,” he weeps, “I still carry my stones. For Paul. For my tongue.”
Read moreHer thoughts don't travel that way
Her thoughts don’t travel that way. That dress tangoing with her hips says so. Ain’t no pockets for a handkerchief let alone a Bible. Cha.
Read moreYour dreadlocks a lattice tower
Your dreadlocks a lattice tower atop your head, you move. Vodou Adjae. “This is Boukman Eksperyans.” I fall hard for this Haiti; your hips.
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