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History, Stories

Montford & Stumptown Stories

February 20, 2022February 24, 2022 Ami W

When I last wrote, it was wonderings on water. Today, I am examining earth; specifically the patch of soil upon which I live. The rooted love I feel here.  My spirit holds so many stories of this place, stories I’ve … Continue reading Montford & Stumptown Stories

History, Stories

Grief and gratitude

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 Ami W

This year I’ve spent a lot of time walking around my neighborhood crying. The more I research the history of the place where I live, the more pain and loss I uncover. Processing that pain has become a central part … Continue reading Grief and gratitude

History, Stories4 Comments

Remembrance, remembrance, remembrance

October 26, 2021February 20, 2022 Ami W

Gratitude to those who are organizing these essential opportunities for remembrance. They are critical to creating a community where such violence and exploitation is impossible. Buncombe Community Remembrance Project Markers Installation “In order to move forward, we have to confront … Continue reading Remembrance, remembrance, remembrance

Action, Equity, History

History, accountability, and home

June 7, 2021June 27, 2021 Ami W

In 1998, I made a decision that would greatly shape my life – I bought a small bungalow in the Montford neighborhood. Fast forward to 2021 where I am writing this in that same house, my home for literally half … Continue reading History, accountability, and home

Action, Arts, Equity, History

The Future is Now

May 31, 2021July 27, 2021 Ami W

As we build towards the future we want, we witness it manifesting around us right now. Here are a few local things I am celebrating at the moment: Different Wrld On the day before the Vance Monument starting coming down … Continue reading The Future is Now

Action, Equity, History

Reading for revelations

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 Ami W

Here are four essays/articles I have read or re-read recently which I hope will spark revelations – and revolution. Onward. Reading for revelations White Danger: Double-Mindedness, Violence, and the Confusion of Whiteness by Autumn Brown for AORTA. The critical, uncomfortable … Continue reading Reading for revelations

Action, Equity, History

The road to repair

March 23, 2020April 10, 2020 Ami W

Note: this piece was started before the pandemic was declared. For more depth on this moment, click here for details on the upcoming Coping with Corona Collective webinars. Very near my house, newly built “luxury” apartments will be opening soon, … Continue reading The road to repair

Action, Arts, Equity, History

Taking on the TDA

October 6, 2019April 19, 2021 Ami W

The Asheville Blade has published my first piece for them, which is a bold call to action: Abolish the TDA. Written with input from editor extraordinaire David Forbes and Blade writer Matilda Bliss, it makes a case for dismantling a … Continue reading Taking on the TDA

Action, History2 Comments

Rectify resources

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 Ami W

If you are reading this, you have resources. Your resources may include a home, a car, a computer, money to pay for non-essential items or experiences, influence at your job or place of worship, etc, etc. In addition, you may … Continue reading Rectify resources

Arts, Equity, History, Music4 Comments

Reckoning with cultural extraction

March 11, 2019August 21, 2019 Ami W

Our economy was built on the genocide of Indigenous people and the violent extraction of labor from enslaved Africans. This cruelty was justified by white people’s created illusion that those we killed, stole from, and enslaved were inferior and that … Continue reading Reckoning with cultural extraction

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