In Mexico in 2018, I'd told Paloma I'd play this song for her, then clean forgot. 5 years later, she came out to the Seattle show, and I was able to make good on my promise.
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After I heard the verdict I hugged my kids, and I thought of how George Floyd would never get to do so again. The world can make someone into a symbol, but it should never forget that they were a person. A person who loved and was loved. A person who did not choose to die.
2015 / 2021
six years ago @ecIipsesoIar, @palomusrex and I got to meet our favorite poets, @kaysarahsera and @phil_kaye! last weekend we got together virtually and saw their beautiful live performance, for old time's sake. ❣️
Symbols shape narratives, and different narratives are important to create different policies. Symbols matter. So change the team names, take down the statues, rename the schools, celebrate the holidays but always keep in mind that this is the beginning of the work, not the end.
I wrote about being a Black parent in this moment, and how my children are both respite from all the tragedy transpiring in the world, and a reminder of how high the stakes are to build a better one. https://t.co/F0MjGEP49U