January 2012
My SPED student earned a 78% on his midterm. 78% without a curve. 78% on his own. His grade on the last midterm was a 40%. Thinking of ways to share and celebrate with him.
Now to grade 84 other exams.
Kameelah Rasheed: Artist Blog: Almost an Update →
I am very tired. I have been having a lot of meetings with other artists. It’s great to plan with beautiful spirits. It’s indescribable. The month of January has been my most productive month as an artist. I can only pray that the rest of 2012 is as fruitful as January.
As soon as I have confirmation on everything, I will be sharing more. One thing that I am excited about is ...
blackberrylitmag:
The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin
“تعال عش في قلبي ولا تدفع الايجار
Come, live in my heart, and pay no rent.”
– Arabic proverb (via fearlesslyraw)
Started with 85 papers. 10 more papers to grade. Guess who did not sleep last night? This girl. Tuesday, midterms begin and I can finally rest.
So many things to say. More than anything, I wanted to share that I am really happy. Something magical has happened and soon enough I will share.
“Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.”
– Octavia Butler (via ahnka)
:)
caitsmeissner:
Each time I post a poem draft, I quickly pull it down. Somethings should be kept quiet until they are ready to fly. They don’t belong on a blog, they belong in a book, or a magazine, or somewhere where they have space to pulse and be alive.
A H N K A ◒: confession. →
ahnka:
sometimes, i need to fall back, keep to myself for a couple days.
sometimes, i wish i could rearrange priorities. my peers are outraged by the lack of representation in magazines that basically tell us we’re not ever going to be good enough and we need to buymoreshitbuymoreshitbuymoreshit, but can’t invest any concern into the state of our classrooms, the burdens placed upon...
I love this song. Erykah Badu’s description...
Waters |
ryanbhilliard:
Bismiᵓllāh.
Water is in a constant state of flux. Transforming states, versatile uses and abuses, creating and destroying, waves and maelstroms…
Since we are created from water, what makes us think that there is such thing as permanent states within us?
We have made every living thing out of water. | Qurᵓān 21:30
—Yūsuf
Friends have been amazing today. Phone calls, emails. Open hearts and open ears. The sequence of events has been truly a blessing. I could not have asked for a better alignment of events, interventions, and loved ones. On this day, thank you.
& Forgive
Forgive others for the hurt they cause. Sometimes you think that the pain another person has inflicted on you is the greatest level of pain anyone can endure. Take stock of the situation. Remember that he who has inflicted pain on you is experiencing a secret suffering of their own. We hurt others when we are hurt. We don’t know how to nurture when we’ve never been nurtured. That...
Interview with Speculative Fiction Writer Nnedi... →
Specter Magazine: Interview with Nnedi Okorafor (Read more here)
by Kameelah Rasheed
The American-born daughter of Igbo Nigerian parents, Nnedi Okorafor’s speculative fiction maps new territory for all readers. Taking inspiration from the likes of Octavia Butler, Ngugi wa’Thiongo, and Hayao Miyazaki, Nnedi’s stories are vivid and brave. In this interview with Specter Magazine, Nnedi...
Give Thanks
I prayed for something for a couple of months, and today, I received it. I knew it was in the works. Allah was creating these small but noticeable fractures through which light could shine. Sometimes, I saw the light; other times I purposely put on my sunglasses and avoided the light. I wanted to be delivered from this situation, but was hesitant. Allah answered, pushed me into a corner to be...
people we don't know.: warsan and the stranger. →
warsanandthestranger:
- in order to postpone my inevitable fall into hikikomori, i decided i would meet people i did not know. where did this idea come from? well, somewhere along the way i had developed a habit of forming very intense and beautiful friendships with people who i had met on travels. this meant that i…
”And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”—Anais Nin
Last Call for Mambu Badu
Some of you may have already received some persistent reminder emails from me and here is another plug…
Good news! We have extended our second call for entries. Some brief information can be found below.
ABOUT MAMBU BADU
Mambu Badu is a photography collective that seeks to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.
“Mambu Badu” is an adaptation of...
Studs Terkel // "Working: People Talk About What...
This is what I am reading for the month of January.
Nikon N80
Yesterday, I bought a Nikon N80 for $42. Can’t wait to play with film again.
WatchTED Talks // Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself
Stills // "BEND" →
Select stills from the film “BEND” © Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Footnotes →
Footnote I, II, and III
© Kameelah Janan Rasheed
December 2011
how to fly without leaving the ground: Things... →
:) — you beat me to making a list!
caitsmeissner:
If you’re going to have an audience in your head, it best be one that challenges you.
Brooklyn may not be as cool as they say, after all.
If you are folks like us, New Years is best spent with a book or a dear friend setting intentions.
Marriage is not just for old folks, as the Nina Simone…
10 Ways to Love Others →
caitsmeissner:
thelittlesea:
Some guidelines for loving:
1. Tell them about their brilliance. They likely can’t see it and they don’t know its immensity, but you can see it, and you can illuminate it for them.
2. Be authentic, and give others the gift of the real you and a real relationship. Ask your real questions. Share your real beliefs. Go for your real dreams. Tell your truth.
3. Don’t...
We Have No Secrets: Call For Submissions →
Call For Submissions
Please spread this note far and wide to educators you know and love!
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Call for Submissions
Well&Often seeks poems and prose by educators for new book anthology.
Description
Well&Often, a Brooklyn-based press, seeks poetry and prose submissions for a new anthology that explores the relationship between writing and teaching. Using this specific lens, we...
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” — Anaïs Nin
The Economist: How Luther went viral Five...
via The Economist
IT IS a familiar-sounding tale: after decades of simmering discontent a new form of media gives opponents of an authoritarian regime a way to express their views, register their solidarity and co-ordinate their actions. The protesters’ message spreads virally through social networks, making it impossible to suppress and highlighting the extent of public support for...
