Painted Nails
zaji Painted nails stare back at me. Candy apple red tells the story of my life.…
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Black Women in Tech
An article I wrote, published in the Amsterdam News. http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/nov/05/charlene-brown-promoting-black-women-tech
Read Morethe deaths
Death has taken more than the bodies of those we knew and loved, it has…
Read Moreblack history month melancholy
Black (Brown) History Month is a sad time for me. I watch as people post…
Read Morewhen i expire
When I expire, lungs emptied of air, heart still and unmoved, do not say I…
Read Morejoining the flock
In the summer of 1986 I joined the United States Army Reserve. I was 19…
Read Morein the small places
I’ve always felt that I, human, am frighteningly small and whatever this is that we…
Read Morerecycled soul
Come, let me recycle your soul. I will rinse it clean, sanitize it, then send…
Read Moreunrehearsed
i will write for you i will live and die for you i will tell…
Read Morethe unseen spectrum
i am more than the words i speak or write. more than what you see.…
Read Moreinto my soul
I knew from the day I met you, that every inch of you would be…
Read Moreturn to stone
If I don’t begin posting to my blog daily, I will turn to stone. It’s…
Read Moremarcus garvey’s house atop a hill
I had not been home to Jamaica in over a decade. In August 2015 I…
Read Morethe living
There are days like today when the living ain’t easy. I sit in the back…
Read Morein elysium
Your whispers reach me across time. They find me standing on the edge of awakening.…
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