decolonization. anti-oppression. racial trauma & healing.
I reckon a handful of people will call me sacrilegious as I make the connection between Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé and Holy Saturday. And yet, without a hint of doubt: watching the film during Holy Week felt no less timely and well-suited. In Homecoming, I was mesmerized by a legend whose formidable force did not …
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https://soundcloud.com/gabestorres/phenomena-gabes-torres Note from creator: Here is a poem I address to white North Americans about what they might expect when they pursue or when they are already involved in dating, marital, et al. relationship with a person of color or an immigrant/mixed race identifying person. In most of my dating life in the United …
Oh, the complexities of being a woman. While it is truly my greatest honor and joy to be one, it is also my greatest obstacle and heaviest burden as I get by in a man’s world. It is a world where people find it more acceptable to recognize me as a singer or artist than …
Listen here I am left so energized after a conversation with the compellingly insightful Annie Mesaros, especially when it is about postcolonialism, theology, hospitality, and culture on God Help Us. This is my first podcast interview, and here, you will find a 1-hour preview of my work and research, which is accompanied by my uncontrollable chuckles (often …
I prayed all the time when I was younger. And whenever I did, I could not help but imagine a white face to whom I addressed requests and express my gratitude to. A white god. A white Jesus. A white savior whom I felt indebted to for taking the time to listen whenever I brought …
