So why then would I continue to beg and plead with white institutions to give space to me and my stories when they do not honor and respect the people I make work for or about? Why would I invest my emotional, spiritual and artistic resources with those that can not, will not and do not invest in my living and thriving? Why would I forgive them for centuries of artistic malpractice and not offer grace and a loving challenge to Tyler Perry?

Inspired by Sangodare and Alexis Pauline Gumbs’https://vimeo.com/397523187 Mobile Homecoming Sunday Service on March 15

I made you a playlist for my birthday. Cuz I’m sweet like that!