Status Updates From Vozes Negras: A Arte e o Of...

“Because in order to be a true revolutionary, you must understand love. Love, sacrifice, and death” - Sonia Sanchez

so many thoughtsssss

finished Toni Morrison’s section and i’m reminded of how much i love her🥺

finished Toni Morrison’s section and i’m reminded of how much i love her🥺

"survive and teach; that's what we've got to do and to do it with joy" - Audre Lorde ughhh so many gems in this book

finished Toni Cade Bambara's chapter. so inspiring "...it is not fun to be so frequently alone." importance of community esp with ppl who push you and inspire you with your craft

finished Maya Angelou's chapter and it was filled with so much wisdom "Courage may be the most important of all the virtues because without it one cannot practice any other virtue with consistency." that MOVED me

Ruminating on the shift between the messages behind cultural output of the 1960s and contemporary (for these authors, since this was published in 1983) output.

Going interview by interview non linearly and each one is just chock full of insight into writing as a practice,
art form, tool, and the different methods these authors test out, apply, adopt in writing classics. My favourite interview so far has to be Toni Cade Bambara’s, and this may also be down to how well Claudia Tate phrased her questions, but what a gem pages 38-42 are! Will elaborate in final review.