Zahra Gordon

Blog Archive 2010-2020

  • Happy Go Lucky Hippie Edition!

    So, this is not a fluff blog. However, I’m working on turning my brain off occasionally. So this weekend I got the opportunity to go to a poetry/dance party and maximized on it. I…

  • MJ Tribute

    Yesterday was the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s birth. A poet-friend of mine invited me to participate in  a tribute event hosted by Peace to Peace. There was a lot of talent in the room…

  • In Remembrance

    When I was about 13 or so one of my uncles found me listening to something that if I remember correctly was Foxy Brown. The next day he was back at our house and…

  • Its Carnival!

    Originally published July 13, 2010. For this year’s DC Caribbean Carnival I made the last minute decision to play mas. (For the non-Caribbeans “to play mas” is to masquerade or mask yourself). Growing up…

  • On the Jena 6: Fashionable Activism

    This piece was orginally published on August 8, 2010 but was written in 2007! Since then, I’ve read a few more books and seen a few more places in the world so my opinions…

  • Thinking Out Loud

    Originally published on July 31, 2009 Just a thought: After seeing the film, Flag Wars, a documentary about gentrification in Columbus Ohio, I wonder: are there any statistics on the number of deaths cause…

  • American Progress

    This post was orginally published July 24, 2009. This is how America gauge progress: Sasha and Malia had a section about them on Jeopardy’s Kids Week. Meanwhile, I went to the MVA last week…