Self Portrait and the Continuous Rage

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”

James Baldwin

Today I painted the self portrait you can find at the bottom of this page, the hoodie was on purpose. The important part is that I am still in a rage or enraged. I forgot that even without expectations things can be disappointing. 

I miss #AhmaudArbery. I didn’t know him, but I did. I carry him on my heart-pack like #TrayvonMartin, a story I will never forget. Another black body gone too soon, but without the video. You can find my full rage below:

more Black bodies fall

into the bag on my heart

continuous rage

a haiku by Tasha

(Ed note: this post was originally from May 12, 2020.)