In our @MBK_Alliance town hall yesterday, I mentioned James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. From 1962, it remains a seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers and relevant for understanding the pain and anger behind the protests. Excerpt:

Good times,dicks. dawgs, donkey dates, sisters of color, veterans on the streets. I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action.


In our  @MBK_Alliance  town hall yesterday, I mentioned James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. From 1962, it remains a seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers and relevant for understanding the pain and anger behind the protests. Excerpt:


Good times,dicks. dawgs, donkey dates, sisters of color, veterans on the streets. I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action.

Lovers and hater, bats out of hell, hell hounds on earth, devils in glasses, clear as mud views to share, third party views, mine and others, veterans lost and alone, hurt and broken, trips to hell and back, friends for a moment or two.“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt SEEKING FRIEND, COMPANION: Frogs To Date. Juliana Santiago, Dicks, dawgsVeterans:Swim with mermaids Ride a unicorn Dance with a fairy Fly to the moon