1081 || Angela Davis: Badass
Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her.RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davishtt...
21 Feb 20247min
1080 || Maya Angelou Affirmations (most banger quotes)
Today I recite a whole bunch of incredible Maya Angelou quotes because I knew I had been quoting her for years but the extent to which I did NOT know how much(????) was absolutely revelatory.Did you k...
20 Feb 20249min
1079 || the poetic analysis of Maya Angelou
Yesterday, I shared Maya Angelou’s poem, On the Pulse of the Morning. And today, before we discuss it, I want to share an interview I found of her discussing writing it, this video includes Bill and ...
19 Feb 20248min
1078 || "On the Pulse of Morning"
Maya Angelou's poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" feels as relevant today as it did when she recited it on January 20, 1993. Tomorrow, we will dig into it. Here is the transcript: https://awpc.cattcen...
18 Feb 20246min
1077 || a lil Maya Angelou moment
Did you know James Baldwin is the friend who pushed Maya Angelou to write "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"??? I sure didn't. This human was so impressive and intentional and inspirational + I can't w...
17 Feb 20247min
1076 || where to start with Baldwin work
In his 1955 essay, Notes of a Native Son,“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” —James Baldwin FUR...
16 Feb 20247min
1075 || Baldwin vs. Buckley
The Baldwin/Buckley Debate was a televised debate of The Cambridge Union Society held on 18th February 1965, which has since come to be seen as one of the most historic and influential intellectual de...
15 Feb 20247min
1074 || James Baldwin's Pin Drop Speech
Today's words are brought to you by the badass James Baldwin at a speech that is wildly still relevant today. "What is crucial here is that unless we can manage to accept, establish some kind of dialo...
14 Feb 20248min
