The Rooted Verse
Ink, rhythm, and root work. This is where our stories stretch, sing, and stay.
Category: Essays
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In every culture, memory lives not just in monuments or museums but in the stories passed from one generation to the next. These stories are not always written in books. Sometimes they are carried in names, songs, recipes, rituals, or even silence. For African and African diasporic communities, storytelling has long been more than a…
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On this day in 1851, Isabella Baumfree (also known as Sojourner Truth) stood before a crowd at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio and spoke words that continue to echo through time. With clarity, strength, and conviction, she asked the world to see her for all that she was: Black, woman, and undeniably human.…
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