Diary of a Caramel

In the last 15 minutes of your birthday, @callmejolee I want to thank God for YOU! A talented artist, an amazing advisor, a great friend, the secret sauce in my past year glow-up in business and art. Your power is that you know that each and every one of us is divinely called to our uniqueness and deserve nothing but the best. Well, I’m grateful to be surrounded by the best. YOU ARE IT. Y’all go stream Heaven or follow them on Twitch and be blessed by these heavenly voices. 💛💛💛💛💛💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxllK3lJGI/?igshid=1i31t4svwgy16

Deep and intimate share: I walked into my mostly-white very-privileged all girls school a confident 12 year old that knew her stuff. I discovered that folks are VERY uncomfortable with women who are direct, honest and unabashed. And even less comfortable with black girls with questions. I subsided into silence. I watched my classmates withdraw their real selves. I fought back. I created dance parties and begged for chaperones. I wrote poems and essays about leaves and sent them to the entire high school listserv. Creativity was my sword. But I still had battle scars. Today I am releasing this one: Im taking “just” in the context of “only” out of my lexicon. I find myself (all girls school holdover?) saying “just checking in” “just trying to get like you” “just wanted to see how you’re doing” and its only role is to soften my words. The only “just” I will proliferate is the just that keeps people safe. Love you all. Also, check my IG story for a poem I wrote about the destructive all-girls perfection culture. It’s called Hobble that Horse. #creativitymatters #toxicfemininity #blackcreativesmatter #freeyourself https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjJfSmlGJg/?igshid=1rba5wy2a7j5y

Hi all. I am taking a week long hiatus from my Lovestream!! I will be back next Monday feeling good and strong and full of life, so DO NOT WORRY. Just a little share about what I’ve been doing: -political organizing -learning history -looking at grass -looking at where i want to give to the world right now. BESOS (at Wilmington, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDaBRmLFIJq/?igshid=b6wdyd4gef3

Pisces moodboard. Harry Belafonte, Walter Mercado, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, eE.Badu...these changeable powerful beings who can empathize with the whole world. Sometimes it is unbearable to feel the weight of the emotions of the world. It is also the most beautiful gift to feel love on a global scale. I just think my pisces family has been about this life for a long timeeeeee...activism is real easy when you really love people. #piscesgang #astrology https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT9dq2l-tk/?igshid=14xudiqq7e6c3

I’m building a portfolio of things I can’t wait to do when I can get in your presence. What will we do when we see each other again? One thing that i will do is smile this hard with the people I love. And loving someone this hard that just seeing them would make me grin like that. What are you excited to do when we see each other again? https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQ5RwrFsDU/?igshid=mvyrfcabam2u

Thank you @ariasvoice for sharing this info from @auturkishculturalclub about the horrific numbers of Turkish women killed and not receiving justice. I invite anyone who has posted one of these black and white photos to follow it up with that. #challengeaccepted #turkey #turkishwomen #justice https://www.instagram.com/p/CDOVVJSF3qw/?igshid=1lz6hxtf2ty5v

#challengeaccepted women women women we love you we lift you up we support you we are you you are us https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMTJbelHvv/?igshid=mvddp93bffcc

My sister @kerenabreumusic has just released her new EP ÉXITO on all the streaming services!! Here’s an old video I found of us playing a song we wrote together with friends. So brilliant she is. So brilliant. I have known her since we were 11 years old. Watched her go from being very small and sweet to being a bold beautiful woman. She has taught me the deep power of creating in community, of calling people in, of being resplendent and excellent in everything you do. Go stream this immensely talented voice that we will be hearing with @emilykingmusic for many years to come (maktub!) #kerenabreumusic #éxito #diostebendiga https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCWhYKlXe4/?igshid=1hlxre0mvabcb

“What a crazy idea to believe you could be what I need when you’re living in fear.” 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 I care so much about people being free to express themselves, and it’s my absolute honor as an arts educator to lead a master class on being an original and FUNKING IT UP! If you know young people who have the spark and want to break out even further in artistry, please reach out to me! It’s geared towards teenagers and young adults to free themselves up. And lively up themselves too. ✌🏿 This Saturday from 3:30-5! We still have a few spots left, so reach out to me if you know a person who would benefit from the expansive work well he doing https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZLmUwF0Cz/?igshid=dlg8d6nnovmb

✊🏿✊🏿🦁🦁💙🤍✊🏿✊🏿 #solidarity #blackatcolumbia #columbiauniversity @columbiabac @columbia @columbiabso @columbiacollege1754 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwXNR5l8Bd/?igshid=150ikvitg38su

Ok! Ballot people! We doing this in a week or so! Y’all ready to go discover it for yourself?! Go look up your ballot! (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBloq_xFBZo/?igshid=y5vi5a34qx60