blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

I'm so proud to say that I have met this lovely young lady, Intisar Abioto. Here she is on TEDX Talks speaking about "My Creative Lens" - how photography helped her with her stuttering and reaching out and learning about the Black community in Portland, OR.  Her work is about celebrating Black people, wherever we are, how we are. I first "met" Intisar in the early 00's when she reached out to me through my blog. At the time she and her family were involved in "The People Could Fly" project that involved her traveling throughout the U.S. and the world meeting other Black people and photographing them.  I had the distinct pleasure of having Intisar fly over here to Copenhagen, Denmark to meet me. Enjoy the angel - this gift from the ancestors. She is a leader, and a powerful one at that. Watch!

Here's a great piece by  Dr. Olivia Rutazibwa entitled "Decolonizing the final frontier: the Mind."       Well worth the read.  adieu,  the lab

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What I really think about Hillary, Donald and Bernie. 

Hey Peeps, It's been a while since I sat down and touched base with you, huh? I mean one-on-one? I did my 30 days of poetry for April - which was fun. It's always a good thing to go back and find these gems that I have hidden on my hard drive. Upon seeing all of the work that I have, my friend poet, writer and Howard University professor Tony Medina was like, "you better share that work!" And I have even more now!  Real talk now though: I've been chillin' on a boat in a canal somewhere in Copenhagen. Although I am in the city it's quiet and calm. I'm continuing to be blessed with teaching opportunities. I love the variety of my gigs - covering a range of abilities and backgrounds. I appreciate the presence of all the beautiful children in my life - and the love and respect they fertilize my life with. I dig teaching the adults, getting all geeky about grammar and words - words- words.  I worked hard to get here - to shed all that I had taken o...

BE.BOP 2016. BLACK EUROPE BODY POLITICS. CALL & RESPONSE. 5-7 June 2016 Trampoline House & Copenhagen University, Copenhagen The fourth edition of BE.BOP,  a production of Art Labour Archives, brings together this year artistic practices and scientific contributions under the thematic framework of CALL & RESPONSE. The designation CALL & RESPONSE describes the antiphony effect, characteristic to African musical legacies in which the audience responds to a leading voice at systematic intervals. BE.BOP  also operates as a safe space, a quintessential maroon category, and as such has become an utterly rewarding collective experience. It starts with a three day intense program at Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin and continues in Copenhagen at the Trampoline House and the University of Copenhagen. BE.BOP brings into focus once again, a historical perspective on the racialized inequalities during the periods of imperial...

I'm thrilled to share with you that I have been voted a Black Women in Europe 10th Anniversary Shero! I would like to thank Adrienne George and the Black Women in Europe network - which she founded 10 years ago. I first met Adrienne through the BWIE network and have been blessed to know her in real time and space as well. May 2016 - BWIE  Newsletter Lesley-Ann Brown, Poet: 10th Anniversary Shero Lesley-Ann Brown, Poet: B.W.I.E 10th Anniversary Shero Black Women in Europe Blog™ 10th Anniversary notes: I picked Lesley-Ann Brown to be a Black Women in Europe Blog™  Shero  because of her beautiful way with words. She’s a prolific poet and essayist with her own publishing imprint as well as dedicated mother, activist and wordsmith. I first  blogged about Lesley-Ann in April 2008 . Lesley-Ann also knows how to pull together a picnic in Copenhagen where a sister can meet other funny, inspiring and lovely sisters. Somehow Lesley-An...