Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture
“I feel you. I sense you…” Lyrics: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development for the past decade. In 2016, she completed her first yoga teacher training. She has been singing most of her life. Over the course of her evolution she has found ways to incorporate singing into…
“American Roots” I don’t know what to say anymore. Half of America is literally fighting to hold on to racism. And half of that bunch are just fighting out of sheer ignorance. Unwilling to make changes because they don’t see whats wrong. Every thread on my fade is just filled with arguments. People aren’t even…
“Drag” *inhale cigarette* She takes a drag Oh what a drag Oh What a drag This poor black girl aint even poor Shes just black She affords George Floyd the weight of the world On her back And oh aint it sad Aint it sad she Cant even bare To see her dad His black…
“To The Others” & “There is no need to enforce discipline…” About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development for the past decade. In 2016, she completed her first yoga teacher training. She has been singing most of her life. Over the course of her evolution she has found ways…
“Magical Melanin” Oh yes I love this magical melanin on this skin. The way the moon creates pathways for the stars to shimmy down and around like a snake shedding. The deep dark prayers written upon this parchment that talks and screams. Oh yes, yes! I was walking down 6th street when a man drove…
“Questions that took too long to ask” Lyrics: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development for the past decade. In 2016, she completed her first yoga teacher training. She has been singing most of her life. Over the course of her evolution she has found ways to incorporate singing…
“Nadia” I know you girl. I knew you from your colors. They swim Universal. They scream versatile, chameleon like. Skin dark hues and sunlight. They burst deep and bold. Your hair, thick like rainbows, wild and soft. Hardened by the white microaggressions and hard suggestions to be mute. It’s cute. How your skin becomes armor….
“We Ignore the New Beings of This Earth…” Poem: About Nia Watson: Nia began has been working in early childhood and development for the past decade. In 2016, she completed her first yoga teacher training. She has been singing most of her life. Over the course of her evolution she has found ways to incorporate…
*Cover artwork is by Sammy Wendland. The students at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) are pursuing something beyond a traditional education. They are pursuing the integration of their artistic development with all of the comprehensive education that we require of high school students. As they take risks and explore the…
*this poem was originally published in The Shade Journal “BLK Rage Poem” Lyrics: About kiki nicole: kiki nicole (they/them) is a Black, Queer, and Non-binary multimedia artist and poet. They’ve received invitations to fellowships such as Pink Door Writing Retreat, In Surreal Life, The Watering Hole, and Winter Tangerine. nicole is the co-curator and collaborator…