Once upon a time, not long ago...
I used to use all my energy trying to shrink my body, my hair, my Blackness & my soul. I thought that if I was less of myself, I would somehow feel less defective. On June 3, 2020, the tension of this inner and outer oppression simmered to a boil and I exploded. Words poured onto the page, sparking a beautiful odyssey of expansion as well as a revelation of the divinity within me.
But who she thank she is?
Fat, Black, Queer Femme. Free Ass Motherfucker. Jazz Poet. Daydreamer. Thinker. Hoodoo Child. Highly Opinionated Human. Jaded Politico. Expert Shade Thrower. Recovering Token Black Friend.
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increasingly nervous i've developed a vocal fry?
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RT @AmericanStudier: Starting with a whole bunch of great work to help us celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, including @olapeyrolerie’s… https://t.co/JKJDf4YYWF
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RT @LewisPants: So stoked on this piece by @olapeyrolerie about radical Black feminist worker solidarity journalist Marvel Cooke, w… https://t.co/OmOfprGiHH
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I can’t stress this enough, particularly during #BlackHistoryMonth —there would be no SNCC or Black Panther Party w… https://t.co/S0DBWY8iFr