Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture
“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…
“Black Lives Matter” Lyrics Whenever I state that “Black lives matter,” the words “All lives matter” get hurled back and they hit me like a round of bullets straight to the heart. This is a fact I’m very much aware, but somehow you feel the urge to silence my message that life for us in…
Let me compare myself to my black ass self: -Thiahera Nurse “The Freedom Dream” There is a queerness to my survival—I will live a long, Black life—Let me water my feet—In that, I grow storms—My hands reach out to meet me My throat opens in my throat—I wade in the wash of myselves—Compare that to…
In Case of a BLK PLANET: 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 of the first and the last, an…
“Embracing My Melanin” Spoken Word Performance: “Embracing My Melanin” Lyrics The Black beauty my mother created, The melanin that flows through my thick colored brown veins, I’m proud to call myself a Black beauty queen. But I have no other worries about my skin, other then u know being bashed, lynched, dragged, or even a…
Ava Bertone: Introduce yourself for our readers! Chloe Cole-Wilson: My name is Chloe Cole-Wilson and I am the Artistic Director and co-founder of Basement Poetry. AB: How long have you been working with the group? How did you get started with it? CCW: Basement Poetry was founded in January of 2015. We started off as…