whoo Oh
Black is the color of my true love
Black is the color of my true love [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh black is the color of my true love
[Music]
[Music] the purest and the stronger of the
the purest and the stronger of the
the purest and the stronger of the ground
ground
ground we stand only he stay
we stand only he stay
we stand only he stay [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I love my lover and will be no
until the day the time when he and I
until the day the time when he and I will be as one when he and I will be as
will be as one when he and I will be as
will be as one when he and I will be as one Black is the color of my true love’s
one Black is the color of my true love’s
one Black is the color of my true love’s hair black is the color of my true love
is difficult to articulate a fleeting
is difficult to articulate a fleeting glimmer of sunlight flashing across
glimmer of sunlight flashing across
glimmer of sunlight flashing across Judea ponics early night like this seems
Judea ponics early night like this seems
Judea ponics early night like this seems to Cheyenne exclusively for his
to Cheyenne exclusively for his
to Cheyenne exclusively for his collection I cannot stare directly at it
collection I cannot stare directly at it
collection I cannot stare directly at it not for long not for fear that my iris
not for long not for fear that my iris
not for long not for fear that my iris would disintegrate and shanna flash a
would disintegrate and shanna flash a
would disintegrate and shanna flash a beauty catch me baby don’t I dearly and
beauty catch me baby don’t I dearly and
beauty catch me baby don’t I dearly and nearly hypnotized his beauty is
nearly hypnotized his beauty is
nearly hypnotized his beauty is Hiroshima I am destroyed his breath and
Hiroshima I am destroyed his breath and
Hiroshima I am destroyed his breath and deodorant scented blankets he is the ash
deodorant scented blankets he is the ash
deodorant scented blankets he is the ash of Pompeii I am preserved I blinked once
of Pompeii I am preserved I blinked once
of Pompeii I am preserved I blinked once and mr. surge intended to keep me
and mr. surge intended to keep me
and mr. surge intended to keep me through an especially loveless Monday I
through an especially loveless Monday I
through an especially loveless Monday I put a pin in that mistake and try not to
put a pin in that mistake and try not to
put a pin in that mistake and try not to stare while awaiting my morning blessing
stare while awaiting my morning blessing
stare while awaiting my morning blessing bury my natural and smudged mascara
bury my natural and smudged mascara
bury my natural and smudged mascara nestled into his armpit and chest
nestled into his armpit and chest
nestled into his armpit and chest cushion my valving heartbeat with
cushion my valving heartbeat with
cushion my valving heartbeat with pillows he knows his fingers no this is
pillows he knows his fingers no this is
pillows he knows his fingers no this is sacred place where every touch insights
sacred place where every touch insights
sacred place where every touch insights visceral responses this is sacred place
visceral responses this is sacred place
visceral responses this is sacred place where touch dares to breath to escape
where touch dares to breath to escape
where touch dares to breath to escape quickly his eyelashes work my butterfly
quickly his eyelashes work my butterfly
quickly his eyelashes work my butterfly wings beating out roomie and Morse code
wings beating out roomie and Morse code
wings beating out roomie and Morse code his effect a tsunami rushing oh shoot
his effect a tsunami rushing oh shoot
his effect a tsunami rushing oh shoot back to high ground I exhale and reach
back to high ground I exhale and reach
back to high ground I exhale and reach the honey stormed the warm place taste
the honey stormed the warm place taste
the honey stormed the warm place taste we feast on all of our salty and sweet I
we feast on all of our salty and sweet I
we feast on all of our salty and sweet I am anointing his lips he is being breath
am anointing his lips he is being breath
am anointing his lips he is being breath and blanket and body and black beautiful
and blanket and body and black beautiful
and blanket and body and black beautiful he
he
he black and beautiful he black and
black and beautiful he black and
black and beautiful he black and beautiful me black and beautiful he
beautiful me black and beautiful he
beautiful me black and beautiful he blesses me back black and beautiful
black is a color of my true love black
black is a color of my true love black is a color of my true
thanks guys so my name is ebony Isis
thanks guys so my name is ebony Isis booth this is Marya aaron jones hello we
booth this is Marya aaron jones hello we
booth this is Marya aaron jones hello we are members of this African American
are members of this African American
are members of this African American community we are members of this
community we are members of this
community we are members of this Albuquerque community we are members of
Albuquerque community we are members of
Albuquerque community we are members of this global community and here in
this global community and here in
this global community and here in Albuquerque there are a few where I
Albuquerque there are a few where I
Albuquerque there are a few where I think in 2016 there are fewer than
think in 2016 there are fewer than
think in 2016 there are fewer than 20,000 african-american identified women
20,000 african-american identified women
20,000 african-american identified women living in the state of New Mexico making
living in the state of New Mexico making
living in the state of New Mexico making us less than 1% of the population so
us less than 1% of the population so
us less than 1% of the population so sometimes we feel invisible a little bit
sometimes we feel invisible a little bit
sometimes we feel invisible a little bit yes you know other times wait what wait
yes you know other times wait what wait
yes you know other times wait what wait I didn’t see you hi I didn’t see that
I didn’t see you hi I didn’t see that
I didn’t see you hi I didn’t see that hey why on the times we’re not invisible
hey why on the times we’re not invisible
hey why on the times we’re not invisible we are highly visible which Believe It
we are highly visible which Believe It
we are highly visible which Believe It or Not can be equally frustrating Marya
or Not can be equally frustrating Marya
or Not can be equally frustrating Marya tell us about the work that you do
tell us about the work that you do
tell us about the work that you do despite the invisibility politics that
despite the invisibility politics that
despite the invisibility politics that sometimes challenges well I’ll tell you
sometimes challenges well I’ll tell you
sometimes challenges well I’ll tell you um I am the founder of ABQ zine fest is
um I am the founder of ABQ zine fest is
um I am the founder of ABQ zine fest is a literary fest that happens in
a literary fest that happens in
a literary fest that happens in Albuquerque six years next year’s number
Albuquerque six years next year’s number
Albuquerque six years next year’s number seven yeah I also run the tanukhs it’s a
seven yeah I also run the tanukhs it’s a
seven yeah I also run the tanukhs it’s a performance space in Bareilles so come
performance space in Bareilles so come
performance space in Bareilles so come and see me sometime and ebony Isis booth
and see me sometime and ebony Isis booth
and see me sometime and ebony Isis booth I am the programs in communications
I am the programs in communications
I am the programs in communications coordinator for hardwood art center I
coordinator for hardwood art center I
coordinator for hardwood art center I also AM with a co-founder and creator of
also AM with a co-founder and creator of
also AM with a co-founder and creator of Birkin waar which is a performance art
Birkin waar which is a performance art
Birkin waar which is a performance art showcase that celebrates and provides a
showcase that celebrates and provides a
showcase that celebrates and provides a sense of place for black performers and
sense of place for black performers and
sense of place for black performers and black visual artists to come and create
black visual artists to come and create
black visual artists to come and create community where there isn’t one that’s
community where there isn’t one that’s
community where there isn’t one that’s already geographically identified so go
already geographically identified so go
already geographically identified so go to Brooklyn you are calm for more
to Brooklyn you are calm for more
to Brooklyn you are calm for more information on that and then we’re gonna
information on that and then we’re gonna
information on that and then we’re gonna do another duty for you and then we’ll
do another duty for you and then we’ll
do another duty for you and then we’ll see you out in the lobby for audience
see you out in the lobby for audience
see you out in the lobby for audience engagement afterwards cool say word TEDx
engagement afterwards cool say word TEDx
engagement afterwards cool say word TEDx come on all right okay
[Music]
[Music] you got too much mother fall down you
you got too much mother fall down you
you got too much mother fall down you ain’t got to father go down you ain’t
ain’t got to father go down you ain’t
ain’t got to father go down you ain’t got to father go down you ain’t had too
got to father go down you ain’t had too
got to father go down you ain’t had too far to go now you ain’t got to fight a
far to go now you ain’t got to fight a
far to go now you ain’t got to fight a girl now u13 dragging a new mop down
girl now u13 dragging a new mop down
girl now u13 dragging a new mop down Philly streets lift up the tank tops of
Philly streets lift up the tank tops of
Philly streets lift up the tank tops of gum pops staccato steps ride the rhythm
gum pops staccato steps ride the rhythm
gum pops staccato steps ride the rhythm of summer heat beads of sweat break
of summer heat beads of sweat break
of summer heat beads of sweat break dance around her headband she slammed
dance around her headband she slammed
dance around her headband she slammed with long stems push a bowlegged agenda
with long stems push a bowlegged agenda
with long stems push a bowlegged agenda the way she stands baby hair scalloped
the way she stands baby hair scalloped
the way she stands baby hair scalloped against all odds and temples her edges
against all odds and temples her edges
against all odds and temples her edges and her wishes are all she has control
and her wishes are all she has control
and her wishes are all she has control of only when she know beyond pigeons
of only when she know beyond pigeons
of only when she know beyond pigeons eyeliner and
eyeliner and
eyeliner and gpad seeing a bird sheís oiled of her
gpad seeing a bird sheís oiled of her
gpad seeing a bird sheís oiled of her big sis been locked up since the littles
big sis been locked up since the littles
big sis been locked up since the littles first menses bigs boyfriend tracks the
first menses bigs boyfriend tracks the
first menses bigs boyfriend tracks the sentence on the little sugar walls they
sentence on the little sugar walls they
sentence on the little sugar walls they don’t know what the moon sees
don’t know what the moon sees
don’t know what the moon sees prepubescent unsupervised adolescents in
prepubescent unsupervised adolescents in
prepubescent unsupervised adolescents in tow trash needles vomit Hawks touching
tow trash needles vomit Hawks touching
tow trash needles vomit Hawks touching down death row 10 year old man child
down death row 10 year old man child
down death row 10 year old man child popping pork rinds and his dirty face
popping pork rinds and his dirty face
popping pork rinds and his dirty face pearly whites with a filthy mouth they
pearly whites with a filthy mouth they
pearly whites with a filthy mouth they swallow impeccable black taste free as
swallow impeccable black taste free as
swallow impeccable black taste free as the fly gold chain first lifted then
the fly gold chain first lifted then
the fly gold chain first lifted then gifted at Christmases busted air maxes
gifted at Christmases busted air maxes
gifted at Christmases busted air maxes they came wrapped in plastic maclin
they came wrapped in plastic maclin
they came wrapped in plastic maclin granny got her taxes his bird chest is
granny got her taxes his bird chest is
granny got her taxes his bird chest is bared his pockets and cabinets he is
bared his pockets and cabinets he is
bared his pockets and cabinets he is exposed but she is his idol tall and
exposed but she is his idol tall and
exposed but she is his idol tall and wild on an errand for warrior women see
wild on an errand for warrior women see
wild on an errand for warrior women see to the first girl child more
to the first girl child more
to the first girl child more responsibilities are given moving with
responsibilities are given moving with
responsibilities are given moving with broods of neighborhood babies through
broods of neighborhood babies through
broods of neighborhood babies through trash and brash words of jobless men who
trash and brash words of jobless men who
trash and brash words of jobless men who worked the stoop solicit attention from
worked the stoop solicit attention from
worked the stoop solicit attention from somebody else’s mules for a quick twerp
somebody else’s mules for a quick twerp
somebody else’s mules for a quick twerp or toot new booty is better than kind
or toot new booty is better than kind
or toot new booty is better than kind salutations easily grows done tore
salutations easily grows done tore
salutations easily grows done tore through the project’s appetites far too
through the project’s appetites far too
through the project’s appetites far too voracious to enforce age limitations
voracious to enforce age limitations
voracious to enforce age limitations with the female population but when
with the female population but when
with the female population but when nobody is watching and everyone wants
nobody is watching and everyone wants
nobody is watching and everyone wants the hummingbirds nectar they just take
the hummingbirds nectar they just take
the hummingbirds nectar they just take it and she knows this
it and she knows this
it and she knows this then wild seed stock cough chasms in
then wild seed stock cough chasms in
then wild seed stock cough chasms in sidewalks on summer strolls you can call
sidewalks on summer strolls you can call
sidewalks on summer strolls you can call her little mama but you better pronounce
her little mama but you better pronounce
her little mama but you better pronounce it like Moses I got two men to go now
it like Moses I got two men to go now
it like Moses I got two men to go now you ain’t got to murder go down you
you ain’t got to murder go down you
you ain’t got to murder go down you ain’t got too much rather go down you
ain’t got too much rather go down you
ain’t got too much rather go down you ain’t got too much mother go now you
ain’t got too much mother go now you
ain’t got too much mother go now you know I gotta try to go down you ain’t
know I gotta try to go down you ain’t
know I gotta try to go down you ain’t got too much problem go down you know I
got too much problem go down you know I
got too much problem go down you know I got to talking go you like after punch
got to talking go you like after punch
got to talking go you like after punch mother go down you ain’t got too much
mother go down you ain’t got too much
mother go down you ain’t got too much other go now you ain’t gettin to go now
other go now you ain’t gettin to go now
other go now you ain’t gettin to go now you I got you I got
you ain’t got too much father don’t go
you ain’t got too much father don’t go not too much father to go now
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