Our trans elders and transcestors have always provided the blueprints for how to live and love expansively. Through courage and care, they showed us how to nurture the discarded, how to build a chosen family when the world turned its back. Our work now is to imagine and sustain new worlds rooted in African‑centered values, worlds where enlivened spirit, truth‑telling, and compassionate care are the foundation of community life.
We live in an anti-Black/African society. Every week, we learn of cuts to educational services in the US and conflicts throughout the diaspora that threaten our existence. Despite challenges, we must remain grateful for Blackness. From the textures of our hair to the soles of our feet, being Black is […]
Gratitude is often spoken of in fleeting terms, an emotion reserved for the dinner table or a holiday toast. But for many post-incarcerated Black men and women, gratitude carries a weight far greater than a polite “thank you.” It becomes a radical act of healing, a form of resistance, and […]
