BYE PAWK I’ll be sooooo happy when that term is sunsetted into oblivion only to be read as the acronym it is. There’s a special kind of satirical humor as the word BYE PAWK flows out of peoples mouths that are seemingly proud of themselves to present woke af while…

In January 2022, I was visiting my then 98 year old grandma (as of this writing she’s 99). We were talking about ancestors and her experience growing up on a farm in southern, rural, Puerto Rico. She related that she always wanted to know where her mother’s last name came…

Original post located in the FaceBook group Global Decolonization Initiative. This is an updated version that can be shared to give social…

We were on our way to Atlanta, traveling through the majestic rolling mountains of Western North Carolina. …

I woke up this AM with the idea of making tee shirts that say “you are not a shaman” on the front of it in big bold letters. For years, there has been a growing global collective of fierce, vocal and physical advocates for dropping the term shaman, and replacing…

#socialjusticepost #TRIGGERWARNING #whitesupremacy #patriarchy #racialharm Cyber fam, I’m finally in a space where I can share this experience with you from a place of education and not from a place of triggered attack. When you read this, please do what you need to for self-care. I will do my best…

One of the ways to tell a colonial values narrative is the use of, anti name your color. I’m seeing a resurgence of anti name your color after we in the FB group Global Decolonization Initiative, brought awareness to the harm anti name your color has on collective liberation. We…

“The process of decolonization is a violent, brutal and involuntary act.” Is not a “goal”. It is an action, that in reality is the only means to remove all aspects of colonialism from a country that is led by colonial values. When India extricated herself from Britain, did the peoples shake hands and call it a day? When Vietnam extricated itself from the French was it peaceful? Was it rainbows and unicorns?

Takaji With RESPECT for my ancestors, with my ancestors beside me, I share with you these words. Many of you know me through lenses filtered through what can be inferred from a computer screen. …