Jessica Pellar

“I woke to the news you were dead.
The what arrived before daylight;

the how was agony unfolding as I
dreaded my way to dusk. Unfolding

against my want not to know
(but I already knew, have known

since I could know): officers, arrest,

Black, man, twenty, video, knee,

sir, back, dollar, 8, counterfeit,
hands, sorry, 46, mama, please,

breathe, please! Were you tired
George? I feel tired sometimes.

America on my neck--my
lungs compressed so much

they can't expand/contract--”
― Michael Kleber-Diggs, Worldly Things

“The older I get, the more of an anarchist I become, and I don’t mean in a punk rock way.”
― Killer Mike

“Never forget: dupes believe, slaves fear, and rebels defy.”
― Mark Mirabello, Handbook for Rebels and Outlaws

“...when somebody says, “I regret nothing,” it’s like you’re willfully not confronting your life. You’re leaving your life unexamined. And I think there’s something in our society that says, Yeah, don’t examine it. Be heedless. Here’s a checklist. Occupy your time and be productive.

I mean, what does it say about us that we regret nothing?”
― Wajahat Ali