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Jemiya Jacob's avatar

Whew Ayana 😭 thank you thank you thank you. I binged watched/listened to every Joy James lecture and podcast she was featured in that I could find a few months ago. The timing of this was super aligned now that I’m reading In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love by her to commemorate Black August 🥹. I feel honored to witness your gifts this was beautifully written🖤

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Ayana Zaire Cotton's avatar

Jemiya! The honor is mutual — I feel honored to share and receive all the ways your research is metabolizing in your creative practice too. YES YES YES to Revolutionary Love NOW NOW NOW ❤️‍🔥

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meredith kaye's avatar

gobsmacked again and again by your writing & thinking. so grateful to have found your work. wow.

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Ayana Zaire Cotton's avatar

GOBSMACKED!!! meredith thank YOU for reminding me how much I love that word. grateful to you for engaging with the work. so much love 💌

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Nubia Lateefa's avatar

I swear you don't miss!

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Ayana Zaire Cotton's avatar

Oh I do!!! I just press backspace LMAOOO Just grateful to be able to string together a coherent thought these days.

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Yomalis Rosario's avatar

needed this. thank you so much

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Ayana Zaire Cotton's avatar

No, thank you for affirming my desire to write this one. I'd been trying to wrap words around this sadness and rage all week. 🕯️

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nènè mk's avatar

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

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Malkia's avatar

Wow thank you SO much for this 💜

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