Visuals ^.^

Beyoncé 

Photographed by Tyler Mitchell, Vogue, September 2018

The only thing I have to do

Is be obedient to my maker

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“Modern Degenerate”

A Collaboration with Cass Meehan & Rose Slavin

Black

Native

Queer

Woman

Non-binary

Artist

Activist

Humans

Breathing

Living

Humans

Who’s voices will never be silenced

Who’s art will not be controlled

Who’s feelings will never be censored

Who’s creativity will roam and explore

Live and breathe

On its own

In this world

The modern degenerate

The outcast

The dream

Reach

Reach

Reach

Reach

Reach

reach

Stand tall

Stand tall

Stand tall

Stand y’all

Tall

Stand tall y’all

Illuminate

Negro sunshine

Exude

Beyond your skin

Exude

The lights behind your eyes

Reach further out into the world

Be seen

When it’s dark you are still there

You still exist

You are present

Exude

Shine

Let them see you

Stand up

And strike

In honor of 19-year-old Simone Biles being named Woman Of The Year by ESPN. 

She won a record four gold medals at the Olympics. She’s untouchable!

Congratulations!

Beach Bod

Beach babe

Ocean breeze

Met with

Ocean waves

The vibrance

The color

The melanin

The color

The expectation

The warped reality

What a trip this was

What a trip I wanted it to be

The sun can fuel your spirit

It can melt away The negativity of your mind

It can do so much if you let it

It also allows you to hide yourself behind the shade or your hands

To escape into hats, mask, and shadows

Tears can fall as you shiver under the breeze of the beach

You have to give to receive

I tried to recieve the light

Without letting go

I asked the sun to wash away my strife

And it required me to offer it up

But instead i received more

I added to my pile of dismay

And let it cook under the pressure of the heat

I clutched onto my layers of aggravation

And added heat

A photo

An image

An idea

An ideal

But a memory

The story behind it

Behind the editing

Behind the “candidacy”

The memory will last

And the longer I ponder on it

The less I’ll remember

The more I recall

The less I’ll get right

So this photo stands

But who knows where this trip will fall

•stardust•

dopeness

A clear legend

Rickey Thompson wears high designers for Out Magazine 2018.

📸: Danielle Levitt

Styling: Grant Woolhead

Groomer: Mel Daniels