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Book Review

Luminous Loops: A Review of Chloe Briggs’ and Lillian Davies’ Playgrounds by Malik Crumpler

Playgrounds, a new cross-genre art book by Chloe Briggs and Lillian Davies, is something seriously superb. In just thirty-three pages, Briggs and Davies have created an accessible experience during which the reader listens carefully to a casual yet exhilarating conversation between a professional visual artist and a professional writer. As they elaborate on their connection to the history of parks, feminism and creative crafts, the … Continue reading Luminous Loops: A Review of Chloe Briggs’ and Lillian Davies’ Playgrounds by Malik Crumpler

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Interview

A Feel of the In-Between: An Interview With Juice Aleem

Toward the end of 2018, The Opiate’s Editor-at-Large, Malik Crumpler, had a conversation with Birmingham rapper-turned-space travel writer Juice Aleem about his book, Afrofutures and Astro Black travel: A passport to melanated futures. They discussed Aleem’s atypical upbringing, as well as his artistic process for writing, researching, rapping and live sketching. Furthermore, the two examine the ancient and contemporary traditions of diasporic lineages involved in Afrofuturism/Afro Flux. … Continue reading A Feel of the In-Between: An Interview With Juice Aleem

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Poetry

“You who never needed a man” by Malik Crumpler

Grandmas and all your friends relight your cigarette Grandmas and all that refill your glass Grandmas with no children turn off the television (for a sec’) Grandmas with no children we’ll be your grandkids Grandmas with no children you still so grand Grandmas with no grandchildren you who never needed a man sing to us so we may rise beyond our mistakes and though legless … Continue reading “You who never needed a man” by Malik Crumpler

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