Category: gratitude

• 27 February 2023

  Gratitude February 2023

  South Africa Owing to my humble service on the Whose Knowledge? board, I was graciously invited by the team to join them on their annual retreat in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa. It was a beautiful 10 days and I certainly hope it will not be my last time in South Africa. I have so much more…
• 7 December 2022

  Gratitude: Late Fall 2022

  Cannupa Hanska Luger I don’t remember how I first came across Cannupa Hanska Luger and his thrilling art, but I am glad that I did. His work is energizing and thought provoking and deep and fun. The textile pieces bring to mind the ever-inspiring work of (my other fave!) Nick Cave. Bad Sex by Nona…
• 10 August 2022

  Gratitude August 2022

  Speaking Brazilian I have been studying Brazilian Portuguese for over 2.5 years now, but until a few months ago I was mostly using apps and self-study via conversations, podcasts, and a few movies. I discovered Virginia Langhammer while cruising YouTube and appreciated all the free instruction and materials she was offering for beginners; so I…
• 31 May 2022

  Gratitude May 2022

  I don’t think I have done one of these in a while. Long overdue! Marc Rebillet with Reggie Watts & (THE QUEEN) Erykah Badu Every once in a while the algo gods smile on you and deliver something to you that you would’ve never found yourself. I had no idea who Marc Rebillet was a…
• 22 November 2021

  Gratitude – November 2021

  A great many lovely things happened in my birthday month. Here are some of the best. Love Life Season 2 I totally enjoyed season 1 of Love Life on HBO, so I was really happy when I saw that it returned this year with William Jackson Harper (of The Good Place!) as its star. It…
• 11 April 2021

  

  Dolemite Is My Name I used to watch Dolemite movies in college as a late night goof with friends. I never knew much about the backstory of the star Rudy Ray Moore and I figured there wasn’t much to what he’d pulled together. So when Eddie Murphy came out with Dolemite Is Ny Name on…
• 24 August 2019

  Gratitude: August 2019

  Before the month is out, I just want to share a few things that gave me life as of late. The Last Black Man In San Francisco This movie was stunningly beautiful. When I saw the trailer I thought it was going to be sort of the same thing as Barry Jenkins’ Medicine for Melancholy…
• 30 January 2019

  Gratitude: January 2019

  Just sharing one of the things that lifted my spirits this month…. Jeremy Dutcher is a classically-trained queer Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, musicologist, performer and activist. He is a member of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) band of the Tobique First Nation in North-West New Brunswick, and after doing a research project exploring old wax cylinder recordings…
• 27 December 2018

  Gratitude: December 2018

  The last few months have been tricky for me. In some ways they’ve been super fulfilling and in others they have been exceedingly frustrating. But through it all I’ve been grateful for my family, friends, comrades, and even strangers who’ve been eager to grab coffee or lunch and talk, offer help, or just join me…
• 9 February 2018

  Gratitude February 2018

  A few things I have been grateful for as I get into this month. For some reason, I missed it when Beck dropped his latest album Colors in October of last year. I am glad I stumbled upon it recently. It is JAMMIN! #Rojava playlist. In northern Syria, women are leading (and literally fighting for!)…