A critical article exploring the various aspects of Memorial Day, America’s hazy relationship with cultural memory and history, and fault-lined narratives on belonging and citizenship.
Tag: narrative
240 Oz
I will never forget the day you told me that I reminded you of a sunset on the dawn of salvation, Climbing and scaling the multiverse, carving out oceans on moons and black beaches on coasts that didn’t exist yet, “Who are you??”, I would laugh in mild satisfaction and wonder, as we held hands,…
Blacker Than Blood
My scream was mountainous. I continued to fall onto the cold concrete, let my phone slip from my ear, and roar into the eternal sky. This wasn’t happening. It couldn’t have been. My dad was still on the other end of the call, pleading with me to dry my emotions on my sleeve, asking if…
BLACK CONGOLESE 