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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. Why I Keep Crying About Moonlight Winning Best Picture at the Oscars. February 28, 2017. I used to think I wasn’t Black enough. Black girls like me should not exist. I thought about graduating from college and reading. Go Tell It on the Mountain. The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde. Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing. And being moved to tears because all of the writers in those works were saying, Yes! My Path of Resistance. January 31, 2017.
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A Lesson in Hope & Political Resistance from The Hunger Games | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. A Lesson in Hope and Political Resistance from The Hunger Games. December 31, 2016. December 31, 2016. 8220;Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games,” says Peeta. 8220;But you’re not,” I say. “None of us are. That’s how the Games work.”. The Hunger Games,. Chapter 10, pg. 142 (Kindle e-book version). Every time I reread. As I’ve sat pondering this in my depres...
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Holiness, Bisexuality, and (Un)Belief | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. Holiness, Bisexuality, and (Un)Belief. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016. But still, doubt lingers. I believe that my life and love can be holy. Lord, help my unbelief. Bisexuality and Queer Identity. To Be Black, Queer, and Female. A Black Woman’s Thoughts on (White) Women’s Spaces →. 4 thoughts on “ Holiness, Bisexuality, and (Un)Belief. July 20, 2016 at 10:52 pm. I’d love to read more about that if you wrote a post on it. August 6, 2016 at 4:11 pm. My next po...
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A Thank You Letter to Black Women | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. A Thank You Letter to Black Women. October 31, 2016. October 31, 2016. Dear Black Women,. Thank you for taking care of me. Thank you for holding me physically and emotionally. Thank you for checking in on me even when I’d only known you a few days. Thank you for speaking up and speaking out. Thank you for teaching me how to hold onto my own voice when the world would rather I shut up. Thank you for challenging me to be more than I thought I could ...Polit...
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Angélique's Junction | "We do not live single-issue lives." – Audre Lorde | Page 2
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. A Black Woman’s Thoughts on (White) Women’s Spaces. July 20, 2016. July 20, 2016. God truly bless the Black women who have the energy to fight that fight. I don’t expect to be joining their ranks any time soon. Holiness, Bisexuality, and (Un)Belief. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016. But still, doubt lingers. I believe that my life and love can be holy. Lord, help my unbelief. To Be Black, Queer, and Female. June 19, 2016. June 19, 2016. My people are dying.
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Political, Personal, and Spiritual: A Post-Election Reflection | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. Political, Personal, and Spiritual: A Post-Election Reflection. November 18, 2016. November 18, 2016. How can we look at ourselves and continually deny not only how far from Christ’s mark we are but also how interconnected our political, spiritual, and personal actions and beliefs are? Political Beliefs and Identities. A Thank You Letter to Black Women. I Don’t Yet Know: Activism, Mental Health, and Trump’s America →. Leave a Comment Cancel reply. Podcast...
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Bodies, Autonomy, and Feeling Like a Woman | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. Bodies, Autonomy, and Feeling Like a Woman. August 30, 2016. August 30, 2016. CW: non-graphic discussion of periods. But then I turned nine. And a few months later, my period started which I was told marked my entry into womanhood. Somehow, the fact that my body could now prepare to have children made me more of a woman than I had been the day before regardless of the fact that I still didn’t feel like a woman at all. I can’t answer any of my questi...
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A Black Woman’s Thoughts on (White) Women’s Spaces | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. A Black Woman’s Thoughts on (White) Women’s Spaces. July 20, 2016. July 20, 2016. God truly bless the Black women who have the energy to fight that fight. I don’t expect to be joining their ranks any time soon. Black Identity and POC Solidarity. Womynhood and Gender Issues. Holiness, Bisexuality, and (Un)Belief. Discovering Bisexuality as a Spiritual Calling →. One thought on “ A Black Woman’s Thoughts on (White) Women’s Spaces. August 8, 2016 at 11:24 pm.
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Discovering Bisexuality as a Spiritual Calling | Angélique's Junction
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We do not live single-issue lives. – Audre Lorde. Discovering Bisexuality as a Spiritual Calling. August 7, 2016. Last year, I ordered the book. Blessed Bi Spirit: Bisexual People of Faith. In reference to my life. In that light, it suddenly didn’t feel blasphemous to admit that maybe God had wanted me to be bisexual all along. Whereas before I struggled to give a concise but accurate response to that question, now I can answer resolutely, “I believe I was called into my bisexuality” and then...I love th...
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