PinnedA Scribe Called QuessCartagena: the Blackest city you never heard ofDescend upon Cartagena and first take note of its humble skyline. Feeble grasps at the height of a city’s ego, its own meager measure of…May 15, 20193May 15, 20193
PinnedA Scribe Called QuessFred Hampton vs. Judas & the Black MessiahSoooo… I’m glad we finally got a movie on a grassroots revolutionary buuut…Mar 28, 20212Mar 28, 20212
A Scribe Called QuessThunder vs. LightningWhen the Tank rolled over the Golden Boy and made him flattened mettleJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
A Scribe Called QuessThe wind and the water take selfies in my mirrorpardon the rivers on my face but I’ve seen too many meet their funeralsJan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
A Scribe Called QuessWhen we say Abolish PolICE here’s what we meanI live across the street from a former housing project in New Orleans. It’s now turned into “mixed income housing.” There’s a police jeep…Nov 3, 20201Nov 3, 20201
A Scribe Called Quess(black) thoughts of a middle class comeuppance but then wary…lest you be lassoed by the hood boy/ be noosed back to the wretched limbs of your family tree / lest all you try ghosting come back haunt…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
A Scribe Called QuessThe only business the US has in Iran is the business of imperialism as usualWar is big business. PERIODT. It’s never about patriotism. It’s never about nationalism. It’s never about pride in your homeland, father…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
A Scribe Called QuessNo Reforming the Capitalist State: The Fight for Genuine SocialismWhat’s Capitalism?Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
A Scribe Called QuessThe Watermarks We Drown In: Part IIWhen I’m eleven in the sixth grade I learn the weight of a Tupperware lunch case. Correction: I learn the weight of a Tupperware lunch…Oct 22, 2019Oct 22, 2019
A Scribe Called QuessThe Watermarks We Drown In: Part IThe other night I found out that my Great Grandmother’s brother was a hustler named Romalus. Heard he was the man when it came to running…Oct 16, 20191Oct 16, 20191