"Be not conformed to this society — nor kill yourself to make it love you — but be transformed in it, against it, by the renewal of your mind, body, and spirit. No matter the cost." Believe this more now than when I wrote it 5 years ago. 🖤

Write down every fear that keeps you from being the leader your community needs right now. Write down every habit that distracts you from your own power. Write down every mistake you still hold against yourself. Then, under tonight’s Aries Full Moon, burn what you’ve written.

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This is really something. A memorable moment with Gene Hackman from Inside the Actor’s Studio.

So this is happening:

not to spoil the ending, but you will win at the end, remember that.

Roadtrips with someone who likes intervals of yapping and intervals of silence, and intervals of blasting music, and intervals of podcasts >>>>

KILLER OF SHEEP ON CRITERION. OUT MAY 27. It was an honor to be a consulting producer on this release. I am grateful to be of service to @1CharlesBurnett. I am thankful for my former colleagues at @criterion + @MilestoneFilms. https://t.co/284425Rc1J

All I want is a 4 page handwritten letter expressing your undying love for me w the edges burned to symbolize how intense and consuming your love is for me. Romance!

For anyone in New Haven: Grey Matter Books has James C. Scott’s personal collection on sale (donated by his children). Many are about rivers

Literature in translation. Literature in translation. Literature in transition.

Real Tears. This is a moment. Thank you @TIME for featuring me on the cover of THE CLOSERS. My parents would be overjoyed. I am my ancestors wildest dreams.

Such a haunting film.

a common misunderstanding i see when it comes to embarking on some sort of endeavor is assuming that a low probability event will likely never happen, rather than it being near-inevitable if you can persist long enough to take enough shots on target

sorry babe can’t talk reading the vatican’s 80 page on the catholic church’s position on the artificial intelligence era

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. THAT THING YOU PRAYED FOR IS COMING.

this was, understandably, the last time they invited me to Morning Joe 😂 [2019] . I wasn't trying to be nasty but i had realized how the media is invested in our ignorance -- the less we understand, the more "complicated" things seem, the more we tune in -- or, rather, the more

When i used to speak at predominantly black high schools, I literally would come with a list of niche jobs I researched and try to convince some kids based on their interests. Finally paid off 😭 I have 3 focused on arts admin, a Fragrance Chemist getting ready for her masters.

🧵I saw an Aboriginal aunty busking in Newtown last night. She plays the saxophone & it was special. I listened for 20mins, dropped $50 into her case & said "You remind me of Marlene Cummings, the great blues & Jazz artist from way back." She looked up, crying: "I am Marlene."