a short preview/poem in honor of George Floyd I sit back in my bed and think about all I can do in 8 minutes and 46 seconds… that’s my favorite song played twice, Is that enough time to cook rice? Is that enough time to do what’s right, To tell my momma I love her,
While sitting on the toilet This morning I was taking my morning poop in my bathroom when I witnessed the most peculiar sight. I saw a spider not kill a fly today. I witnessed this extraordinary experience while enjoying my guilty pleasure getting lost in my thoughts and ambitions for the day without my cellular
Haven’t you heard all the stories about failure? Don’t you fear failing? Fear being seen as a failure? Afraid to make mistakes? To take risks because of how others will perceive you? Failure, it’s a powerful word. Failure stinks like a bag of sweaty gym clothes that you left in your trunk and forgot about Eventually,
A celebration of culture and community occurred yesterday in the form of a pop-up shop in Schenectady, New York. Located at the pavilion in Central Park, Glitter Things creations, ran by Jamese Sheffield gathered a myriad of local small businesses to host a pop-up shop for community members to explore. The event hosted roughly 8-9
What all started 6 years ago as a piece of the “Back to school Community Classic” has now taken a life of its own. The back to school backpack drive spearheaded by the Wealth club recently distributed 1000 backpacks across the capital region for families in need. “The back pack pack drive was created 6
They weren’t lying when they said a lot can change in a year. This especially rings true for me who at 24 years of age was wondering curiously into the unknown as I took a leap of faith into the darkness in order to create some type of light on my own. Fresh out of
The agony of gun violence something that we as a people are all numb to at this point in time. So numb that it is often forgotten within our communities. In the midst of a whirlwind that we called the year 2020, hiding behind a pandemic and a revolution for black liberation, gun violence spikes
Written by Kareem Ture and Adonis Richards They say life!…… Ain’t about duration it’s about the donation you make to it for the next generation…. To inspire, need I remind ya…. At this time energy never dies it multiplies…… Transfers, I transform like metamorph to talk the course of this Black creators legacy as he
Taking the reigns of our own destiny is a conversation that has lingered in our community for centuries. In a country that has continuously taken our opportunities and sabotaged our growth, forcing us to divide and methodically tearing us apart at every turn, A group vows to change that zeitgeist. How is this done? Through
This is a segment on adonis Inquiry dedicated to highlighting individuals within the 518 community that lead, create, organize, or do anything for the betterment for their community. today’s spotlight is on my good brother Kareem Ture. Kareem Ture is an independent spoken word poet born in Bridgeport Connecticut and raised in the Brooklyn borough
