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Black Dialogues

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Some thoughts about Sinners

Posted initially on Threads. Revised.

Annie, played by the hauntingly talented Wunmi Mosaku, dressed in blue, was an homage to the ways blue has been used as a form of protection in Gullah Geechee culture and some lineages of Hoodoo. But i...

a year ago
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A Speculative Eulogy for Sonya Massey

In an effort to compost the grief...

Speculative Eulogy is my practice of honoring the agency of our dead while acknowledging their presence and influence over the living. I blend what I know about speculative fiction, Indigenous Africa…

2 years ago
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Introducing Black Dialogues

Who am I?

I’m Austen. I’m a storyteller, researcher, family historian, and spirit-led artist.

I’m a 5/1 ego manifestor if you’re into Human Design. It’s my nature to compel or repel you...there is no in between. I’m also a quintessen...

3 years ago
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The Spell is Simple: Face Your Work

June 28, 2021

“Execution is a particular discipline, something built out of corded rigor, tight and greased with sacrificial blood.” - Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran

I opened this reading by acquainting my cards with the energy of Dear Sen...

4 years ago
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Take root among the stars.

Parable of the Sower Book Cover Art

Written April 29, 2021. Revised for publishing.

Recently, I had the honor of introducing a beloved to the work of Octavia Butler. On a phone call, he described change as an entity that was akin to Supre...

4 years ago
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    Black Dialogues is a grappling with the intersections of Black intimacy, spirituality, and the limitations created by racial capitalism. These are my personal journal entries-turned-essays to facilitate intimate conversations with other Black folks.

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