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Reflections and a request for responses

May 13, 2019 Ami W

Today I pause to reflect on these writings. As I hope my readers ascertain, my purpose is to use my voice to contribute to collective liberation. My essays often analyze how systems of oppression operate, while illuminating the work of … Continue reading Reflections and a request for responses

Action, Arts, Stories

Culture Cultivators

November 29, 2018 Ami W

Asheville has long been known as a cultural and creative hot spot, or “vortex,” as you will. This is certainly an aspect of our city I celebrate. I am currently half way through writing four articles for the Mountain Xpress … Continue reading Culture Cultivators

Arts, Stories
Female body hair is a prickly subject.

More Time for the Revolution

June 5, 2018October 31, 2018 Ami W

I started shaving my legs in sixth grade, after an impassioned campaign begging my mom to let me. Other girls my age had shaved, smooth, hairless legs, and I desperately wanted to be like them. Images on T.V. and in … Continue reading More Time for the Revolution

Action, Arts, Stories
Intersectional perspectives with Angélica Wind, executive director of Our VOICE.

Community Media

January 23, 2018February 1, 2018 Ami W

Who shapes our collective narrative and how? Today I’m fired up about the positive potential of community media. According to Wikipedia, “Community media is any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic community or a community of identity or interest. Community media is … Continue reading Community Media

Action, Stories

Truth and SONG

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Ami W

The sky is slate out my office window. A pensive quiet prevails. I inhale winter’s wistfulness, thinking about the shadows that cover us like the gray of this winter sky. Shadows that are everywhere yet unseen. Ignored but still felt. … Continue reading Truth and SONG

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