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@upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
nyeusiphile. black spec poet & visual artist. forever a louisville kid in lexington; THE SECOND STOP IS JUPITER (2023)
your refusal to laud me vexes me.
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Yesss. I love it.
That book made it easier for me to see relationships between braiding as communication technology, as a site of collaboration between the braider and person who's hair is being braided, and code. Afro-Colombian braiding traditions. Braids as maps, warnings, intention, risk management, collaboration
How Braids Were Used As Escape Maps
Braids for Afro-Colombian women is rooted in rebellionSources: Aj+ Español, The Washington Post, Travel Noire
love that the word Free is braided into the cornrows as well
GD
graveyard dirt
@upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
nyeusiphile. black spec poet & visual artist. forever a louisville kid in lexington; THE SECOND STOP IS JUPITER (2023)
your refusal to laud me vexes me.
2.3k followers1k following11.3k posts