PinnedEpiphany; Joey Bada$$ at The NovoJuly 2022 — I can’t get over my experience seeing Joey Bad’s last stop on the 99/2000 tour. I share this to honor it, holding it as a space for healing and growth. I’ve only been to two live shows since the pandemic — both were this year. The first was the…Joey Badass7 min readJoey Badass7 min read
PinnedWelcome 22Welcome to this space . Navigate to the “Lists” tab to see my content organized by topic: I. Scholarly work I generated while at Harvard. II. Ten reflections on Disney’s Encanto (2021), contextualizing Colombian history with personal narrative. III. An up-to-date forum for my opinions on music, film, television &…Stanford1 min readStanford1 min read
Jul 1, 2022Weekly Round Up: June 27th to July 1st, 2022FUCK MUSSOLINI WITH HIS DEAD ASS Here’s a new format! Here, I’ll relate hobbies, music — new and old — opinions on current events, books I’m reading, etc. I’ll try to keep it coherent, but the mind wanders . . . What I’m Listening to This Week Title: The Highs & The Lows By: Chance the…Chance The Rapper7 min readChance The Rapper7 min read
Jun 28, 2022Reflection and Report Back from Albuquerque, New MexicoMargaret E. Montoya Writing & Wellness Retreat 2022 — From June 15 to June 17, I shared space with critical scholars dedicated to justice work. Thanks to all who donated to make this happen. Though I’m just $30.00 …Critical Race Theory4 min readCritical Race Theory4 min read
May 21, 2022What I’m Listening to This WeekTitle: “We Cry Together/Purple Hearts” Album: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers By: Kendrick Lamar, Taylour Paige, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah You’ve heard the album by now, I hope. K. Dot’s newest entrée after how many years? If you haven’t sat with it yet, then you might not be a…Kendrick Lamar4 min readKendrick Lamar4 min read
May 17, 2022When the System Works — The Case of the Central Park JoggerHere’s the final paper I wrote for Catharine A. MacKinnon’s Sex Equality course at Harvard in 2016. As mentioned, CAM is a critical legal scholar and radical feminist. From her, I learned to speak clearly and briefly — I learned to value silence and speak equitably. Her vision of Justice…Catharine Mackinnon5 min readCatharine Mackinnon5 min read
May 12, 2022What I’m Listening to This Week“Hold Up” from the visual album, Lemonade (2016) By: Beyoncé I woke up this morning — hadn’t thought about Lemonade in about a year. Walking my cat, sifting through this retrograde and eclipse season — seeking balance upon this Libra Moon. Just uttering the chorus to myself: Hold up, they…Beyonce2 min readBeyonce2 min read
May 5, 2022What I’m Listening to This Week:AWARENESS FOR MISSING & MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN & FEMMES (MMIW) Single: This is Not Ameria (2022) By: Residente ft. Ibeyi Si quiere mi machete te muerde Aquí estamo, siempre estamo No nos fuimo, no nos vamo Aquí estamo pa que te recuerde Si quiere mi machete te muerde Beginning with…Residente3 min readResidente3 min read
Apr 29, 2022What I’m Listening to This Week:Album: En Letra de Otro (2022) By: Goyo Replaying for the eighth time Goyo’s visual cover album, En Letra de Otro. Of ChocQuibTown fame, this Latin Grammy award winning powerful artist soothes you with a warm, sultry voice that praises one of the most marginalized places in Colombia, beset by…New Music2 min readNew Music2 min read
Apr 8, 2022ENCANTO IX: Conclusión e epílogoLa película concluye con una foto desenfocada de la familia Madrigal — en mi opinión, esta es la mejor clase de foto, porque refleja una intimidad que no se observa en fotos esterilizadas ¿Quien llora? Alma y Mirabel se reencuentran. Mirabel es la primera en llorar y lo hace en el mismo…Colombia4 min readColombia4 min read
