Black Girl Yoga at the Park Today by Gracie Berry

Black girl yoga @ Binns park was pleasant. There was one lone black girl deep in her practice (me) lol! I closed my eyes and moved about every moment, slow and controlled. I closed my eyes and let the feeling, the want, the need take me. As I reconnected to the world-I opened my eyes. There was a brown skin black man standing several feet away from where I was. His hair had shown classic signs of wisdom-peppered-heavy on the salt. His beard told most of his wise story. He starred in admiration until I spoke. I asked if he practiced? He said, not for many years. He said, I used to take Tai Chi over 15 years ago-some of the best years of my life. You brought me back to a moment in time when I was happiest, healthiest, conscious. I asked if we could exchange moves to help deepen both of our my practices? We shared. The sharing was the best part! We were both rusty, yet that didn’t stop us from engaging each other in fluid movements. He did one sequence, then I did one and so on until well balanced. People starred in admiration from a distance. We talked as we moved. It was beautiful channeling and receiving energy from my elder. I look back behind us to see another brown girl had joined with her white ally. They seemed to mimic our movements at first then continued on with their own practice. We all began sharing our personal yoga and life health stories. I enjoyed the warmth of sun and spirit of being alive while being black, today. The experience made me want to practice in my community more often. I have no action photos of my practice, but the jewels I pocketed were priceless.

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Celebrate Cinco De Mayo! :)

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Celebrate Cinco De Mayo! :)

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla). Celebrate! Portrait of Frida Khalo, Mexican, feminist, artist, liberator of the people. http://wanelo.com/p/2817216/print-8×10-frida-kahlo-artist-women-mexican-portrait-roses-flowers-painter-hispanic-surreal-eyebrows-female-cinco-de-mayo-feminist

Up Coming Poetry Show @ Pm Bistro in Harrisburg Pa-May 7th

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Up Coming Poetry Show @ Pm Bistro in Harrisburg Pa

“Our pussy’s are not supposed to smell like flowers, or some cheap smelling fragrance gift basket that makes you smile-good. Truth is mine has never and will never smell like that! In fact more like yams with sprouts. Sweat dripped, musk strong like an ox I carry my pussy on my back!”-me
YOu wanna hear the rest? Come check me and some other talented poets out Wed 5/7 at PM Bistro LIVE in Harrisburg. Show 7-9. 5 bones

Spiz’ike Kings County

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Leave it to kool kat Neez Nia Darling to school me on some dope sneak game. See I grew up in poverty. Didn’t have material wealth. Got these babies at the thrift for $6. Thrifting was survival taught to me early (hence girlrillavintage) . Neez was like, damn you got on them Spiz’ike Kings! I said, what lol!? She said, they have Spike Lee’s face on the back of one and 40 acres and a mule on the other. I took a closer look and they go for like $300 + bones. Wow! Thanks Neez! They’re fresh! #brooklyn #spikelee #40acresandamule