I officially nominate @kendricklamar as the official diplomat for the Black nation. All in favor say aye!
We’ve seen this story before — Black women ousted for telling the whole entire truth, unabashedly. @joyannreid your legacy is undisturbed — you are brilliant, you are deeply kind, and you are our she-ro. We got your front back and sides. Ain’t a cab in NYC I’ve ever been in that doesn’t love the shit outta you and that is the vibe we on forever. @msnbc lost me today when they cut you. We don’t play about our sis. At allllll. Whatever you on next sissy we out here for you. Onwards and upwards sis!
We’ve seen this story before — Black women ousted for telling the whole entire truth, unabashedly. @joyannreid your legacy is undisturbed — you are brilliant, you are deeply kind, and you are our she-ro. We got your front back and sides. Ain’t a cab in NYC I’ve ever been in that doesn’t love the shit outta you and that is the vibe we on forever. @msnbc lost me today when they cut you. We don’t play about our sis. At allllll. Whatever you on next sissy we out here for you. Onwards and upwards sis!
Watch @joyannreid one last time with me tonight — and after that, we gon #TurnTheTVOff. Let’s show our love for our sis — and then we finna leave @msnbc alone. For good. ✌🏾see you tonight 7pm EST/4pm PST
When I opened my eyes this morning, I awoke to the news that the amazing @cecilerichards passed away. My heart is broken — for her family, for our movement, and our country. There’s not enough words to describe who we’ve lost. Cecile taught me how to fight, how to walk talk and believe that we deserve it all. That women are the past present and future of this world. She was consistently raising the stakes and raising the bar. I was always glad to talk with her, collaborate with her, share a meal with her, discuss our mutual love of New Orleans and jazz, talk movement with her, have my eyes be opened by her, all of it. She was a legend in our midst and she never once fukin acted like it. Cecile your strength is an inspiration to us all. We gonna raise the bar in your honor — and on this shitty day where we lost you and gained an uncertain future, I’m clearer than ever about what we need to do. Thank you sister. You will absolutely be missed but I promise your legacy will never ever die.
When I opened my eyes this morning, I awoke to the news that the amazing @cecilerichards passed away. My heart is broken — for her family, for our movement, and our country. There’s not enough words to describe who we’ve lost. Cecile taught me how to fight, how to walk talk and believe that we deserve it all. That women are the past present and future of this world. She was consistently raising the stakes and raising the bar. I was always glad to talk with her, collaborate with her, share a meal with her, discuss our mutual love of New Orleans and jazz, talk movement with her, have my eyes be opened by her, all of it. She was a legend in our midst and she never once fukin acted like it. Cecile your strength is an inspiration to us all. We gonna raise the bar in your honor — and on this shitty day where we lost you and gained an uncertain future, I’m clearer than ever about what we need to do. Thank you sister. You will absolutely be missed but I promise your legacy will never ever die.
The first time I met @dwaynewigginsofficial was on the streets of Oakland — we were hanging out one night and he just walked up the street, sat down and cold kicked it. I whispered to @chaney_turner “Is that OG from Toni Tony Tone?” and Chaney was like “yuuuup that’s him — you know he from here from here.” I knew what that meant — people from the Town don’t play about they place. Pretty sure that night I played Whatever You Want on the speaker and cool as a cucumber he smiled and grooved with us. He would be like “Wait who is this?” and we’d giggle and be like YOU HOMIE as we sang loudly “just as sure as my name is D’Wayne (D’Wayne)..I’ll be there for you and I’ll treat you just like a queen and give you fine thangs…” We called their music Oakland spirituals and that’s what they were. Dwayne was like that — cool. The coolest man in the room. Fly. Humble. Kind. Interested and not interesting — he wanted to hear what you been up to, what you on, what you about. One night we were at the Black Cat and his brother showed up to jam on some impromptu shit, and when I met him I said “I feel like I know you in my mind” and dude looked at me like what is this chick on…when I told D’Wayne that story he chuckled and said ok we gon make sure you know him for real. And he did — him and Dori made that happen and I did actually redeem myself 😂 He was like that. His people were his people, and he rode for his folks. When @doricamino said to him that he and I should work together on my audiobook he was like BET — and produced the most beautiful score that I am forever grateful for. He did it because he believed in us and wanted us to be great. He was about us, he was about freedom, and he was about excellence. Dori loves D’Wayne like he loves us, and I am deeply grateful for you both. I can’t believe you’re not here brother — the world already doesn’t feel the same without you, and of course, it never will be. Fly high brother. Watch over us and keep teaching us how to see the beauty in everything.
The first time I met @dwaynewigginsofficial was on the streets of Oakland — we were hanging out one night and he just walked up the street, sat down and cold kicked it. I whispered to @chaney_turner “Is that OG from Toni Tony Tone?” and Chaney was like “yuuuup that’s him — you know he from here from here.” I knew what that meant — people from the Town don’t play about they place. Pretty sure that night I played Whatever You Want on the speaker and cool as a cucumber he smiled and grooved with us. He would be like “Wait who is this?” and we’d giggle and be like YOU HOMIE as we sang loudly “just as sure as my name is D’Wayne (D’Wayne)..I’ll be there for you and I’ll treat you just like a queen and give you fine thangs…” We called their music Oakland spirituals and that’s what they were. Dwayne was like that — cool. The coolest man in the room. Fly. Humble. Kind. Interested and not interesting — he wanted to hear what you been up to, what you on, what you about. One night we were at the Black Cat and his brother showed up to jam on some impromptu shit, and when I met him I said “I feel like I know you in my mind” and dude looked at me like what is this chick on…when I told D’Wayne that story he chuckled and said ok we gon make sure you know him for real. And he did — him and Dori made that happen and I did actually redeem myself 😂 He was like that. His people were his people, and he rode for his folks. When @doricamino said to him that he and I should work together on my audiobook he was like BET — and produced the most beautiful score that I am forever grateful for. He did it because he believed in us and wanted us to be great. He was about us, he was about freedom, and he was about excellence. Dori loves D’Wayne like he loves us, and I am deeply grateful for you both. I can’t believe you’re not here brother — the world already doesn’t feel the same without you, and of course, it never will be. Fly high brother. Watch over us and keep teaching us how to see the beauty in everything.
The first time I met @dwaynewigginsofficial was on the streets of Oakland — we were hanging out one night and he just walked up the street, sat down and cold kicked it. I whispered to @chaney_turner “Is that OG from Toni Tony Tone?” and Chaney was like “yuuuup that’s him — you know he from here from here.” I knew what that meant — people from the Town don’t play about they place. Pretty sure that night I played Whatever You Want on the speaker and cool as a cucumber he smiled and grooved with us. He would be like “Wait who is this?” and we’d giggle and be like YOU HOMIE as we sang loudly “just as sure as my name is D’Wayne (D’Wayne)..I’ll be there for you and I’ll treat you just like a queen and give you fine thangs…” We called their music Oakland spirituals and that’s what they were. Dwayne was like that — cool. The coolest man in the room. Fly. Humble. Kind. Interested and not interesting — he wanted to hear what you been up to, what you on, what you about. One night we were at the Black Cat and his brother showed up to jam on some impromptu shit, and when I met him I said “I feel like I know you in my mind” and dude looked at me like what is this chick on…when I told D’Wayne that story he chuckled and said ok we gon make sure you know him for real. And he did — him and Dori made that happen and I did actually redeem myself 😂 He was like that. His people were his people, and he rode for his folks. When @doricamino said to him that he and I should work together on my audiobook he was like BET — and produced the most beautiful score that I am forever grateful for. He did it because he believed in us and wanted us to be great. He was about us, he was about freedom, and he was about excellence. Dori loves D’Wayne like he loves us, and I am deeply grateful for you both. I can’t believe you’re not here brother — the world already doesn’t feel the same without you, and of course, it never will be. Fly high brother. Watch over us and keep teaching us how to see the beauty in everything.
The first time I met @dwaynewigginsofficial was on the streets of Oakland — we were hanging out one night and he just walked up the street, sat down and cold kicked it. I whispered to @chaney_turner “Is that OG from Toni Tony Tone?” and Chaney was like “yuuuup that’s him — you know he from here from here.” I knew what that meant — people from the Town don’t play about they place. Pretty sure that night I played Whatever You Want on the speaker and cool as a cucumber he smiled and grooved with us. He would be like “Wait who is this?” and we’d giggle and be like YOU HOMIE as we sang loudly “just as sure as my name is D’Wayne (D’Wayne)..I’ll be there for you and I’ll treat you just like a queen and give you fine thangs…” We called their music Oakland spirituals and that’s what they were. Dwayne was like that — cool. The coolest man in the room. Fly. Humble. Kind. Interested and not interesting — he wanted to hear what you been up to, what you on, what you about. One night we were at the Black Cat and his brother showed up to jam on some impromptu shit, and when I met him I said “I feel like I know you in my mind” and dude looked at me like what is this chick on…when I told D’Wayne that story he chuckled and said ok we gon make sure you know him for real. And he did — him and Dori made that happen and I did actually redeem myself 😂 He was like that. His people were his people, and he rode for his folks. When @doricamino said to him that he and I should work together on my audiobook he was like BET — and produced the most beautiful score that I am forever grateful for. He did it because he believed in us and wanted us to be great. He was about us, he was about freedom, and he was about excellence. Dori loves D’Wayne like he loves us, and I am deeply grateful for you both. I can’t believe you’re not here brother — the world already doesn’t feel the same without you, and of course, it never will be. Fly high brother. Watch over us and keep teaching us how to see the beauty in everything.
Yesterday marked one year since my dad died, a year since I began to learn how to live in the world without both of my parents. If we are lucky these are milestones we will reach — as sad as it is I remember that there are too many parents living in the world without their children. I’ve reached an age now where more and more of my loved ones are taking care of aging parents and caring for children, caught in the tightrope of both life and death, all at the same time. And when you add to this picture the dumpster fire that is the state of this country…well, you do the math. I cared for both of my parents before they died, and helped sweeten the path so they could die with dignity. Everyone deserves that. It’s helpful to remember that this — the ability to live and die with dignity, is the core, the totality of what we are fighting for. When you hear these people talkin about DEI, Ukraine, immigrants, trans people, all that — just replace the word they use with the word dignity and be clear that they don’t want you, me, or us to have it. A year later I am wiser, stronger, and finally becoming the adult my parents wanted me to be. My mom and dad raised me to be as audacious as these white men are, but on the side of being audacious enough to demand dignity for you, for me, for us. Head in the sky. Feet on the ground. Eyes on the prize.
Yesterday marked one year since my dad died, a year since I began to learn how to live in the world without both of my parents. If we are lucky these are milestones we will reach — as sad as it is I remember that there are too many parents living in the world without their children. I’ve reached an age now where more and more of my loved ones are taking care of aging parents and caring for children, caught in the tightrope of both life and death, all at the same time. And when you add to this picture the dumpster fire that is the state of this country…well, you do the math. I cared for both of my parents before they died, and helped sweeten the path so they could die with dignity. Everyone deserves that. It’s helpful to remember that this — the ability to live and die with dignity, is the core, the totality of what we are fighting for. When you hear these people talkin about DEI, Ukraine, immigrants, trans people, all that — just replace the word they use with the word dignity and be clear that they don’t want you, me, or us to have it. A year later I am wiser, stronger, and finally becoming the adult my parents wanted me to be. My mom and dad raised me to be as audacious as these white men are, but on the side of being audacious enough to demand dignity for you, for me, for us. Head in the sky. Feet on the ground. Eyes on the prize.
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
It feels like it’s been 87 years since Inauguration Day. Spent a long time talking with one of the OGs about the moment and how to get the fuk off this clown car. TLDR it’s gonna be a while, but whatever we do now really really really the fuk matters. Photo dump of the little pieces of joy that keep me grounded. Sitting with this question as literally everything falls apart: What do we build in its place?
Co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, activist, and author Alicia Garza (@chasinggarza) believes all communities deserve to be powerful. From starting an international movement to utilizing her influential voice for dismantling inequality, Alicia’s vast body of work is a testament to female talent and leadership. This is why we are both humbled and thrilled to honor her at our Power of Voice Benefit in San Francisco on May 14th. We hope that you will join us!
