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“then I moved to Harlem” (Updated)

by Kim Hall 0 Comments

Eye-opening discussion with Bradley at ICP

The BCRW  blog is hosting posts specifically related to the new Harlem Semester Initiative. Last week I wrote a post about what it means to include our course in the Harlem Semester.

Other announcements:

–At the request of the Barnard Department Chairs, the BCRW is sponsoring a faculty-student only conversation about campus diversity (read more at the link). It starts at 5, but if you go after class, you will get there in plenty of time.

–Thanks to Nadia for getting her really compelling blogpost up on time! The rest of you should start your check in comments this week. Remember that the comments period closes on Sunday and we start again next week.

–Tiana and I will start meeting with you  in small groups to continue this process of refining your project. You can sign up for a small group time on the google doc that’s already been shared. The times will be:

Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2pm

Monday, February 15, 2016 (11am or 12:30pm)

–Don’t forget to volunteer to lead the movement break!  You got an invite via gmail and the weekly announcement in Courseworks.

UPDATE:

-I’d love to have some of the photos you guys are taking during class activities. You can upload them at this link. (https://dropitto.me/Shange). I  sent the password via Courseworks Announcement (but it should be easy to figure out).  If you can put your name in the metadata(!), then I know who to credit.

-I’ll start a “tips” tag on the blog for people to do short posts with tips regarding research or digital tools that you think others might find helpful.

-Bradly shared the handouts he mentioned in today’s class. I will upload them to Courseworks soon!

Somebody almost walked off with all of my stuff

From For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Somebody almost walked off with all of my stuff
And didn’t care enough to send a note home saying I was late for my solo conversation
Or too sizes too small for my own tacky skirts
What can anybody do with something of a nobellier on an open market?
Did you get a dime for my things?
Hey man, where are you going with all of my stuff?
This is a woman’s tripping, I need my stuff to ooh and aaah about
Honest to God! Somebody almost ran with all of my stuff
And I didn’t bring anything but the kick and sway of it
The perfect ass for my man and none of it is theirs
This is mine…Phemelo’s own things…
That’s my name now give me my stuff
I see you hiding my laugh and how
I sit with my leg open sometimes to get my crotch some sunlight
This is some delicate leg and whimsical kiss
I gotta have to get to my choice
So you can’t have me unless I give me away
And I was doing all that till you ran off on a good thing
And who is this you left me with? A bad attitude
I want my things, I want my Oooh with a hot iron scar,
I want my leg with the flee bite, yeah I want my things
I want my calouse feet and quick language back in my mouth
I want my own things how I love them
Somebody almost ran off with all of my stuff
And I was standing there looking at myself the whole time
It wasn’t spirit that ran off with my stuff
It was a man who’s ego won’t drown like road ants shadow
It was a man faster than my innocence
It was a lover I made too much room for almost ran off with all of my stuff
And the one running with it, don’t know he got it
I’m shouting this is mine and he don’t , and he don’t even know he got it
My stuff is the anonymous ripped off treasure of the year
Did you know somebody almost got away with me!
Me! in a plastic bag under his arm, Me! Phemelo Motona!
Somebody almost walked off with all of my stuff!