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Passage from M Archive: After the End of the World by Alexis Pauline Gumbs (Duke University Press, 2018, p. 103)This passage from M Archive is so instructive and invitational to me. I’ve been talking about #generationaljoy since an incredible opportunity I had to be a Macondo fellow in 2016. This concept of generational joy emerged as I was …
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So continues my practice of one quote responses.In Spill: Scenes of Feminist Fugitivity by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, there were so many quotations that are inspiring me. In one of the interviews that I read, she talked about how some have used the text within ceremony as oracle, how each scene could instruct you about one aspect …
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As a part of my sabbatical commitment, I am trying to read about two books a week and write some responses to what I have read. Rather than looking at a whole text, am going to choose one quote from each text that I read so as to limit my analysis and response and allow …
For the projects that I have decided to take on, I need to read in a few different areas, including Black Feminism, revolutionary mothering, the lives of women, Critical Race Theory, Indigenous Studies, and some select volumes of poetry. These are the books that I have with me or that should be arriving soon, should …
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In 2017, I set as intentions the following: "resolutions: work less and experience more; be present while working on family future."In 2018, my partner and I developed resolutions together: "1. do more physical activity together, like walking, swimming, kayaking2. spend less money on Amazon3. settle on sabbatical plans and start that journey4. figure out parenting together5. save …
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The Museum of the African Diaspora is an incredible and inspiring place to be and the galleries aren't even open yet. Every person I have met has this aura of light around them and such generosity of spirit. There is an immediate intimacy and friendly welcome, something that I have one experienced here in the …
It's day 2 at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. As there are a series of installations in process of set-up, entering the museum requires being let in by MoAD staff, and then rather than taking the elevator to the third floor office, which would require crossing gallery space, one has to …
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I am always keeping task lists, particularly on Facebook. It's part of an accountability strategy using social media. If I have said that I am going to do something, particularly within a public space, I am more likely to get it done. In addition, I believe in sharing information. Perhaps in posting about an opportunity …
My last blog entry was just as I was entering the second trimester of my pregnancy and here I am on the other side of carrying a child, more than halfway through the fourth trimester, as it's often called. Raffaele is 7.5 weeks old now. He came on a mission to be in this world …
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As I've written previously, I haven't had many of the symptoms my dear friends have had, and if I had some, they were pretty mild. No cravings, morning sickness for literally less than 5 seconds one day, a little blurry vision for two days that cleared away, etc. Because I went through IVF, though, and with …
Raina J. León 