kqd.Jun 30, 20204 minI Am Angry...Dear Community, "Anger is better, there is presence in anger." The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison I am coming to you from a very real place of...
kqd.May 31, 20204 minOn Silence, Stillness and Self-PreservationI come to you with humility and grace. I come to you asking for forgiveness. In my public life; one that I come to with much reluctance...
kqd.Apr 23, 20204 minSelf-Care Before, During and After COVID19, Part lA non-COVID19 specific reflection on self-care.
kqd.Feb 16, 20205 minA Black Feminist Comment on “American Dirt”I just had a moment. “American Dirt” is on the New York Times Best Sellers List. My immediate reaction, shock followed by disappointment....
kqd.Jan 17, 20204 minWhat We Appreciate, APPRECIATES*If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. - Meister Eckhart Welcome 2020! In the words of my...
kqd.Dec 14, 20194 minMy Top Five Books of 2019"Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books." -bell hooks. I’m so excited to write this blog; it's been living in my...
kqd.Nov 3, 20195 minFive Reasons I LOVED “The Kiss Quotient” by Helen HoangPlease clap between each of these words: “I loved The Kiss Quotient!” Yes, it's that serious. As a Black Feminist, I have spent the...
kqd.Sep 27, 20193 minSupport Black Businesses"I'm rooting for everybody Black." Issa Rae A few months ago, for a solid five minutes, I considered closing the business. Our sales...
kqd.Jul 1, 20197 minHate Kills People and Dreams AlikeIt’s one day post Pride month, post the first Queer Liberation March, post taking my son to his first major action and I’m in deep...
kqd.May 30, 20193 minEntering Into Community...“[O]ne of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.” -bell h
kqd.Apr 6, 20191 minWelcome to "Pages;" a Cafe con Libros Blog.Welcome to "Pages," a monthly blog from the story of Cafe con Libros, A Feminist Bookstore in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for the first blog...