When My Brother Fell
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- Author: dr3dnaught
Tags: 2008 Beam black Broth Coming Day Essex gay Hemphill Joseph LGBT My National Out When
I was inspired to share the poem 'When My Brother Fell' for National Coming Out Day 2008. It was done by Essex Hemphill, a black gay poet. Hemphill wrote this poem for Joseph Beam, a black gay rights activist who died of AIDS when in the process of writing an anthology known today as "brother to brother," which Hemphill completed and published. Both men were revolutionaries and fought for the visibility and rights of black LGBT people. This poem gives me strength and inspiration when I think about sharing my truth with others. When my brothers (those who came before me) fall, I must pick up their weapons and continue the fight they cannot. When My Brother Fell (For Joseph Beam) When my brother fell I picked up his weapons and never once questioned whether I could carry the weight and grief, the responsibility he shouldered. I never questioned whether I could aim or be as precise as he. I only knew he had fallen, and the passing ceremonies marking his death did not stop the war. Standing at the front lines flanked by able brothers who miss his eloquent courage, his insistent voice urging us to rebel, urging us to not fear embracing for more than sex, for more than kisses and notches in our belts. Our loss is greater than all the space we fill with prayers and praise. He burned out his pure life force to bring us dignity, to bring us a chance to love ourselves with commitment. He knew the simple spilling of seed would not be enough to bind us. It is difficult to stop ...
How Many Times do I have to Repeat Myself? by Caren Garfen
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- Author: vamuseum
Tags: Quilts quilting patchwork sewing Quilts: 1700 - 2010 V&A Victoria and Albert Museum Caren Garfen
Textile artist Caren Garfen talks about the inspiration for How Many Times do I have to Repeat Myself? and discusses the techniques used in creating it. This video was made as part of the exhibition Quilts: 1700 2010, at the V&A from 20 March to 4 July 2010.
African quilt quilted
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- Author: thoeckel
Tags: quilting quilts sew sewing sewing quilts
My local quilt shop completed the quilting on my African quilt..... They did an amazing job of outlining the many patterns included in this quilt. I'm attempting to show you what they did. I'm anxious to get this done and have a finished product. Then I can start my second African quilt with my remaining fabrics. I believe I have a pattern that will fit these fabrics nicely. Thank you to Quilt Divas !!
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