February 2021

Caring For Air Plants

I'm convinced that my air plants are dead... but how do you even know? My aunt, a green thumb, says that they are practically dead anyway, and I was just... what does that even mean? I see that there are plenty of articles out there about how you can tell if they are alive or not, and I'm sure she was kidding (she kids me all the time!), but every air plant I've ever had has seemed lackluster to me at best. Like she said...

The Poems of Angelina Weld Grimke

This year there's a strong call for celebrating Black voices and joy rather than strictly focusing on Black trauma during Black History Month, which I think is so important. The thing is, it's important all year, so implementing it every month is necessary! Last night my teen and I read about Angelina Weld Grimke, an LGBTQ Black writer who created the play "Rachel" in response to the awful pro-Nazi film, "A Brave New World."

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